Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal
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Verulam is a town 27 kilometres north of Durban
in KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
and is now part of the eThekwini
Metropolitan Area.
, patron of the Brits who settled here.
. It is situated in the small suburb of Temple Valley in Verulam. It is one of the oldest temples in South Africa
and still caters for prayer & wedding ceremonies.
The Hazelmere Dam, just a few kilometres from Verulam, features a variety of activities, such as watersports, fishing, nature walks, bird watching, a wide range of game, campsites & luxury accommodation.
Verulam market is a fresh produce market attracting customers from all around KwaZulu-Natal. Verulam has many brilliant schools. This mainly includes primary schools such as Lotusville Primary, Verulam Primary ,Verulam Secondary, Mountview Secondary, Temple Valley Secondary, Verulam Independent School and Glenhaven secondary school. Temple Valley Secondary is one of the best schools in Verulam achieving a 95%+ pass rate for the past 5 years. Other schools of interest would be Mountview Secondary , with 100 % pass rate for a few years and often featuring pupils in the top 5000 in SA for matric results.
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Click For Verulam Township, Ontario
, Canada
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and is now part of the eThekwini
Ethekwini
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,090,126 people speak Zulu...
Metropolitan Area.
History
In 1850 a party of 400 methodists settled here and formed the town. The town was then named after the Earl of VerulamEarl of Verulam
Earl of Verulam is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston. He was made Viscount Grimston at the same time. Verulam had previously represented St Albans in the House of Commons. In 1808 he had also succeeded his maternal cousin...
, patron of the Brits who settled here.
Demography
Verulam is inhabited mainly by people of Indian descent. The population is over 63,000. There are several primary and secondary schools catering for all races and all areas of the town. The town contains densely populated residential and industrial areas, which include a multitude of shopping centres, mosques, temples & churches. At the outskirts are large farming areas, several built-up townships, and rural townships. There has been slow but steady progress in modernising the town by providing adequate infrastructure to the rural areas.Places of Interest
There are a few major attractions in Verulam but the most spectacular is probably the Sri Gopalall Hindu Temple which was opened in 1913 by Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
. It is situated in the small suburb of Temple Valley in Verulam. It is one of the oldest temples in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and still caters for prayer & wedding ceremonies.
The Hazelmere Dam, just a few kilometres from Verulam, features a variety of activities, such as watersports, fishing, nature walks, bird watching, a wide range of game, campsites & luxury accommodation.
Verulam market is a fresh produce market attracting customers from all around KwaZulu-Natal. Verulam has many brilliant schools. This mainly includes primary schools such as Lotusville Primary, Verulam Primary ,Verulam Secondary, Mountview Secondary, Temple Valley Secondary, Verulam Independent School and Glenhaven secondary school. Temple Valley Secondary is one of the best schools in Verulam achieving a 95%+ pass rate for the past 5 years. Other schools of interest would be Mountview Secondary , with 100 % pass rate for a few years and often featuring pupils in the top 5000 in SA for matric results.
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Verulam Township, Ontario
The Township of Verulam was a rural municipality within the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes. It was bounded on the north by the geographic township of Somerville, the south by the geographic township of Emily, the west by the geographic township of Fenelon, and the east by...
, Canada