| Edendale | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.671°N 30.262°W |
| 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: | Msunduzi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1851 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 47.97 |
| Population Total: | 140891 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 91.0% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 3201 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 3217 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Edendale is a township in Msunduzi local municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Edendale was established in 1851, when 100 black Christian families settled on the farm Welverdiend, about 10 km from Pietermaritzburg, and renamed it to its present name. The village was laid out under the guidance of James Allison, who had broken with the Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1851.
Unlike most black urban areas, Edendale was developed under private land ownership from the beginning, a concept that was new to Africans in Natal. This Christian community abandoned traditional beliefs and practices, moving away from polygamy and introducing men to cultivation, previously the realm of women.
Edendale retained its primarily Christian character into the 1920s, but by the 1940s people from rural areas began to pour in, leading to overcrowding and unsanitary conditions.
Edendale has become one of the most developing townships in Pietermaritzburg with amenities such as the Greater Edendale Mall, Colleges, and private schools just to name a few[2]