The Wildebeest's guide to South Africa

Empangeni

Afrikaans name: Empangeni

Empangeni is a busy town

Empangeni

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KwaZulu-Natal

Empangeni is a town situated on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. It is only a few kilometres away from Richards Bay which is one of South Africa's major ports and industrial areas. Many of the residents of Empangeni work at Richards Bay.

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The name Empangeni is derived from the Mpange trees which grow along the river of the same name.

Although the towns history goes back to 1851, when a mission station was established on the site, it was only formerly established in 1894.

The area surrounding Empangeni is dominated by sugar-cane farms, although there is also some timber.

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