![]() Riverview Park (residential and industrial).Lotusville (residential and industrial).The suburban areas that form part of Verulam include: Neighbouring communities in the greater surrounding area include Mount Edgecombe (10 km) to the south-east, eMdloti (11 km) to the east, uMhlanga (12 km) to the south-east and oThongathi (13km) to the north-east. The town is flanked by Waterloo and Ottawa South to the south-east, Phoenix to the south, Mawothi to the south-west and Redcliffe to the west. Nestled in the rolling hills of the KwaZulu-Natal coastline, Verulam lies on the banks of the uMdloti River, with the most of the town lying south of the river except the industrial suburbs of Canelands and Barrs Flats. There has been slow but steady progress in modernising the town by providing adequate infrastructure to the rural areas. At the outskirts are large farming areas, several built-up townships, and rural townships. The town contains densely populated residential and industrial areas, which include a multitude of shopping centres, mosques, temples & churches. There are several primary and secondary schools catering for all races and all areas of the town. Verulam is inhabited mainly by people of Indian descent. The town was then named after the Earl of Verulam, patron of the British who settled here. In 1850 a party of 400 Methodists settled here and formed the town. Verulam ( / v ɛ r l ə m/) is a town 24 kilometres north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, governing the Greater Durban metropolitan area. ![]()
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