Bulwer[2] is a small town in the KwaZulu-Natal's Midlands region, South Africa. It is situated on the R617 regional road between the towns of Boston and Underberg and around 50 minutes north-west of the town of Ixopo on the R56. The village is nestled in the shadow of the Amahwaqa (the misty one) mountain.
Bulwer | |
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 The Old Yellowwood Church in Bulwer | |
  Bulwer  Bulwer | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′S 29°46′E / 29.800°S 29.767°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Harry Gwala |
| Municipality | Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.70 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,322 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 5.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 89.2% |
| • English | 6.9% |
| • Xhosa | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3244 |
| Area code | 039 |
Background
editThe town is named after Natal Governor Sir Henry Bulwer, having been founded during his tenure.[3]: 256 Bulwer is a prominent tourist destination for various reasons. It's a popular birding spot, a beautiful place to just relax, but mainly it's a flying destination for both hang gliders and paragliders. Both local and international pilots flock to Bulwer for flying around the year.[4]
The Old Yellowwood Church
editThe old yellowwood church (Chapel of the Holy Trinity) in Bulwer was built from hand sawn yellowwood in 1885. It was renovated by Mondi in 1989.[5][6][7]
See also
editMarutswa Forest, near Bulwer.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Bulwer". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Conolly, Denis (1975). The Tourist in South Africa. Travel-Guide. ASIN B0000E7XZN.
- ^ Bulwer Take Off 1850 m
- ^ McIver, Alan (11 May 2014). "Yellowwood Church, Bulwer, Midlands, Central Kwa-Zulu Natal". Quo Vadis Southern Africa. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Menache, Philippe; David, Darryl Earl (2010). 101 Country Churches of South Africa. Richmond Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780620483612.
- ^ Oxley, John (1992). Places of Worship in South Africa. Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers. pp. 109–111. ISBN 9781868124244.
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