Ngagane

Ngagane is a town in Amajuba District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Ngagane
Ngagane
Ngagane
Coordinates: 27.840°S 29.992°E / -27.840; 29.992
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictAmajuba
MunicipalityNewcastle
Area
  Total0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total906
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African87.6%
  Coloured0.2%
  White12.1%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu83.9%
  Afrikaans8.1%
  English5.8%
  Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. "Main Place Ngagane". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 334.
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