New Hanover, KwaZulu-Natal

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = New Hanover

| pushpin_map = South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|29|21|S|30|32|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = KwaZulu-Natal

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = uMgungundlovu

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = umshwathi

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/562026001 |title = Sub Place New Hanover |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 2.65

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 3175

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 92.7%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 0.9%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 1.5%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 4.7%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.3%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Zulu

| demographics2_info1 = 90.3

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 4.9%

| demographics2_title3 = S.Sotho

| demographics2_info3 = 1.6%

| demographics2_title4 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info4 = 0.8%

| demographics2_title5 =

| demographics2_info5 =

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code =

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 3230

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 033

}}

New Hanover is a small town in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, {{convert|35|km}} north-east of Pietermaritzburg and {{convert|37|km}} south of Greytown. It was founded in 1850 and has been administered by a health committee since 1933. It was named after city of Hanover in Germany by the German settlers.{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=334}}

Today this area's principal economy is the sugarcane industry, while the farming of fruits, grains and timber also feature prominently.