Frere, KwaZulu-Natal

Frere is a town in Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The city is named for Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Governor of Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880. The city was for a time the headquarters of Sir Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War. The town is 25 km east of Winterton.

Frere
Frere
Frere
Coordinates: 28.883°S 29.766°E / -28.883; 29.766
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuThukela
MunicipalityInkosi Langalibalele
Area
  Total9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,215
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.8%
  Coloured0.1%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu94.9%
  English2.1%
  Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Sources

  • Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. Jonathan Ball Uitgewers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.
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References

  1. "Main Place Frere". Census 2011.
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