Ngagane
Ngagane is a town in Amajuba District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 27.840°S 29.992°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Amajuba |
Municipality | Newcastle |
Area | |
• Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 906 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 87.6% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• White | 12.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 83.9% |
• Afrikaans | 8.1% |
• English | 5.8% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Town some 11km north of Alcockspruit and 35km south-west of Utrecht. Of Zulu origin, the name is variously said to mean ‘the unexpected one’, referring to the way the river may suddenly come down in flood; ‘thorn-tree river’, referring to Dichrostachys or Acacia trees growing along the banks, or ‘skeleton river’, the reference being uncertain.[2]
References
- "Main Place Ngagane". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 334.
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