Ndwedwe

Ndwedwe is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Ndwedwe
Ndwedwe
Ndwedwe
Coordinates: 29°30′53″S 30°56′06″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
MunicipalityNdwedwe
Area
  Total17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total4,488
  Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.5%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu94.1%
  S. Ndebele1.5%
  Tswana1.2%
  English1.2%
  Other2.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4342
PO box
4342
Area code032

The village is 60 km north of Durban and about 20 km west-north-west of Tongaat. Of Zulu origin, the name is said to mean "long, bare table-land or ridge," or "pensive," referring to its peaceful setting in the Valley of a Thousand Hills.[2]

Notable residents

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References

  1. "Main Place Ndwedwe". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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