Eshowe is the oldest town of European settlement in Zululand , historically also known as Eziqwaqweni , Ekowe or kwaMondi . Eshowe's name is said to be inspired by the sound of wind blowing through the more than 4 km of the indigenous Dlinza Forest , the most important and striking feature of the town. Although the name is most likely to be derived from the Zulu word for the Xysmalobium shrubs, showe or shongwe .
20-509: Today Eshowe is a market town, with a 100 km radius catchment area , two shopping centres, a main bus station serving the hinterland, a major hospital, and several schools. In 1860 Cetshwayo , then only a Zulu prince, built a kraal here and named the place Eziqwaqweni (the abode of robbers) . A mission station was established at Eshowe in 1861 once permission had been obtained from the Zulu King Cetshwayo by Norwegian missionary,
40-425: A catchment area is used to describe the influence from which a retail location draws its customers. Airport catchment areas can inform efforts to estimate route profitability. A health catchment area is of importance in public health , and healthcare planning, as it helps in resource allocation , service delivery, and accessibility assessment. A catchment area can be defined relative to a location, and based upon
60-628: A city, service or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities. Catchment areas may be defined based on from where people are naturally drawn to a location (for example, a labour catchment area ) or as established by governments or organizations such as education authorities or healthcare providers, for the provision of services. Governments and community service organizations often define catchment areas for planning purposes and public safety such as ensuring universal access to services like fire departments, police departments, ambulance bases and hospitals. In business,
80-530: A number of factors, including distance, travel time, geographic boundaries or population within the catchment. Catchment areas generally fall under two categories, those that occur organically, i.e., "de facto" catchment area, and a place people are naturally drawn to, such as a large shopping centre. A catchment area in terms of a place people are drawn to could be a city, service or institution. Catchment area boundaries can be modeled using geographic information systems (GIS). There can be large variability in
100-402: A specific volume, the catchment may be used to limit a population's ability to access services outside that area. In the case of a school catchment area, children may be unable to enroll in a school outside their catchment to prevent the school's services being exceeded. GIS can also inform for the establishment of health care or hospital catchment areas. Such catchment areas can also define
120-924: The Battle of Gingindlovu . After the British left, Eshowe was burned down by the Zulus. After the war Eshowe was established as the capital of Zululand and the home of the British resident in Zululand, Melmoth Osborne . The nearby town of Melmoth is named after him. In 1887 Eshowe became the capital of Zululand and was officially declared a township in 1891. In 1947 the British Royal Family ( King George VI , Queen Elizabeth , Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret ) visited and were welcomed in Eshowe by King Cyprian . The family toured
140-887: The Functional urban area ( FUA ). In 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization , the United Nations Human Settlements Programme , the International Labour Organization , and the World Bank have also adopted the Functional urban area as their definition for delimitation of metropolitan areas. This is a list of functional urban areas by population as of 2017. The 2004 Urban Audit also includes cities from EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and EU candidate countries, although
160-670: The Dlinza Forest and spent a night in 'The Residency' in Eshowe. Eshowe served as the seat of the first Black Diocesan Bishops in South Africa , of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church . Eshowe is still the seat of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Zululand . Catchment area (human geography) A catchment area in human geography , is the area from which a location, such as
180-893: The Reverend Ommund Oftebro . Later the station was called the KwaMondi Mission Station (place of Mondi) after the Zulu name which was given to Oftebro. During the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Colonel Charles Pearson led the coastal column to Eshowe. This column encountered part of the Zulu army at the Nyezane River , but after a short battle pushed on to the KwaMondi Mission which was fortified and called Fort Ekowe . The forces under Colonel Pearson were besieged for 10 weeks until relieved on April 3 by Lord Chelmsford after
200-447: The URCA and FEA is that the models link locations to a single urban center of reference, even though there may be multiple centers of reference for varying activities. Catchment areas may be established for the provision of services. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school. When a facility's capacity can only service
220-469: The city. The FUA represents an attempt at a harmonised definition of the metropolitan area . Eurostat's objective was to have an area from which a significant share of the residents commute into the city, a concept known as the "functional urban region." To ensure a good data availability, Eurostat adjusts the FUA boundaries to administrative boundaries that approximate the functional urban area. The definition
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#1732858458887240-518: The coincidence of the metropolitan area with the urban zone. In 2006 LUZ definitions were changed significantly, improving the comparability of LUZ definitions across different countries, and allowing for almost all cities to be included. In 2011, the European Commission has developed a new definition of LUZ in cooperation with the OECD . The term Larger urban zone ( LUZ ) was later renamed as
260-424: The epidemiological disease burdens or forecast hospital needs amid a disease outbreak. They are used to evaluate population health outcomes, especially for diseases like cancer and chronic conditions . Understanding the catchment area helps health systems optimize service coverage, measure healthcare utilization, and identify underserved regions. Health catchment areas are often employed in research to study
280-436: The four tiers, is publicly available. Larger urban zone The functional urban area ( FUA ), previously known as larger urban zone ( LUZ ), is a measure of the population and expanse of metropolitan and surrounding areas which may or may not be exclusively urban. It consists of a city and its commuting zone, which is a contiguous area of spatial units that have at least 15% of their employed residents working in
300-471: The interconnectedness of urban centers. The Nature Cities article “Worldwide Delineation of Multi-Tier City–Regions” maps the catchment areas of urban centers across four tiers—town, small, intermediate, and large city—based on travel time using a global travel friction grid, acknowledging that individuals may rely on multiple centers for various needs, with larger centers offering a wider range of activities. The dataset, classifying over 30,000 urban centers into
320-500: The modeling of catchment areas, and in particular those relating to urban areas. Based on travel time between rural areas and cities of different sizes, the urban–rural catchment areas (URCAs) is a global GIS dataset that allows for comparison across countries, such as the distribution of population along the rural–urban continuum. Functional economic areas (FEAs), also called larger urban zone or functional urban areas, are catchment areas of commuters or commuting zones . A limitation of
340-551: The only candidate country for which there is available data is Turkey. Some cities, including Marseille, Lille, Nice, Cordoba, Badajoz, Toulon and Montpellier were excluded from the 2004 list on technical, definitional grounds, such as the coincidence of the metropolitan area with the urban zone. This is a list of functional urban areas. The Urban Audit also includes cities from EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and EU candidate countries. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses
360-620: The relationship between geographical factors and healthcare outcomes. For example, they are used in cancer research to understand the distribution of cases and ensure that healthcare resources are equitably distributed. They are also used in epidemiological studies to assess the reach and impact of healthcare interventions. One challenge in defining catchment areas is that they may not accurately reflect patient behavior or health-seeking patterns, particularly in areas where patients have access to multiple health facilities. Overlapping catchment areas can be used to determine city–regions, reflecting
380-456: The services provided within different catchment areas in the same region depending upon how and when those catchments were established. They are usually contiguous but can overlap when they describe competing services. For example, the boundaries of catchment areas can also vary by travel time, whereby 1-hour is indicative of daily commuting time and a 3-hour cut-off reflecting essential, but less frequent services. GIS technology has allowed for
400-528: Was introduced under the name Larger urban zone ( LUZ ) in 2004 by Eurostat , the statistical agency of the European Union (EU), in agreement with the national statistics offices in the member states. Eurostat data is provided only for zones in the EU countries, candidate countries and EFTA countries. Several cities were excluded by definition from the 2004 list of LUZs on technical, definitional grounds, such as
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