Van Reenen
Van Reenen | |
|---|---|
 Llandaff Oratory in Van Reenen | |
  Van Reenen  Van Reenen | |
| Coordinates: 28°22′34″S 29°22′52″E / 28.376°S 29.381°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Uthukela |
| Municipality | Alfred Duma |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,680 m (5,510 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 78 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001) | |
| • Black African | 73.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 11.5% |
| • White | 15.4% |
| First languages (2001) | |
| • Zulu | 46.2% |
| • Sotho | 26.9% |
| • English | 23.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3372 |
| Area code | 058 |
Van Reenen is a settlement in Uthukela District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located on the N3 national road at the top of Van Reenen's Pass on the Great Escarpment of the Drakensberg. The town is named after Frans van Reenen, original owner of the farm where Van Reenen was established and planner of the route of the Van Reenen's Pass.[2]
Llandaff Oratory, an eight-seat memorial church built around 1925, is a Heritage Landmark.
The Moorddraai ('Murder corner' in Afrikaans) memorial a few kilometres to the south-east of the town marks the place where nine people transporting goods from Durban were killed by Basotho tribesmen in 1865.
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Climate
| Climate data for Van Reenan, elevation 1,680 m (5,510 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–2023) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.7 (98.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 183.0 (7.20) |
158.8 (6.25) |
122.2 (4.81) |
49.5 (1.95) |
21.5 (0.85) |
13.0 (0.51) |
13.8 (0.54) |
24.5 (0.96) |
53.5 (2.11) |
99.7 (3.93) |
123.7 (4.87) |
148.4 (5.84) |
1,011.6 (39.82) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.25 mm) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| Source: Starlings Roost Weather (precipitation 1913–2023)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Van Reenen". Census 2001.
- ^ Raper, R.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa).
- ^ "VAN REENEN, SF Climate: 1991–2020". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "VAN REENEN, SF Climate: All Years". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
Municipalities and communities of UThukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal | ||
|---|---|---|
District seat: Ladysmith | ||
| Alfred Duma |  | |
| Inkosi Langalibalele | ||
| Okhahlamba | ||