Fort Louis
in uThungulu District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-28.412 and 30.953 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -28° 24' 42" and E 30° 57' 12"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:09 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:51 am and 6:34 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
20.758 and -155.990 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hana
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Fort Louis

Fort Louis in uThungulu District Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) is a city in South Africa about 251 mi (or 404 km) south-east of Pretoria, the country's capital city.

Local time in Fort Louis is now 10:09 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Fort Louis, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nkandla, Ulundi, Melmoth, Tugela Ferry and Vryheid. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F

Morning Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Evening Temperature 33°C / 92 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 45%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Monday, 25th of November 2024

37°C (98 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

34°C (93 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

22°C (71 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Africa Classroom Connection- Six Principles 2014

Published: December 09, 2014
Length: 34:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: africaclassroomconn

Africa Classroom Connection builds classrooms in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We're unique, different than other NGO's, in the way we approach and manage our development.


Animals and sights of Africa.

Published: December 21, 2014
Length: 27:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sw33tcherry

Just wanted to share some sights of majestic south Africa near KwaZulu-Natal that I had the opportunity to capture.


Bambisanani Partnership 2014 Visit to South Africa

Published: February 20, 2015
Length: 31:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: The Bambisanani Partnership

Bambisanani Partnership 2014 Visit to South Africa. This video was shown during assembly.


Stephen & Tracy wedding 7th April 2012

Published: May 01, 2012
Length: 10:18 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: mpvstudiosza

Stephen & Tracy's wedding at Granny Mouse, in the KZN midlands MPV Studios - Creative photography & videography www.mpv-studios.co.za.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Battle of Magango

The Battle of Magango was fought in 1840 between Zulu and Boer forces at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:28|23|0.13|S|30|54|59.13|E|type:event |primary |name= }}. The Zulus were led by King Dingane. The Boers were victorious.

Located at -28.3834, 30.9164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of South Africa