Ncwadi

Ncwadi is a town in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Ncwadi
Ncwadi is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Ncwadi
Ncwadi
Ncwadi is located in South Africa
Ncwadi
Ncwadi
Coordinates: 29.774°S 29.981°E / -29.774; 29.981
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
MunicipalityDr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Area
  Total17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,199
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.9%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu96.4%
  English1.2%
  Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3226

Settlement on the Ncwadi River, a tributary of the Mkomazi, about 30 km south-west of Pietermaritzburg. Derived from Zulu, the name apparently means ‘conspicuous’, from a prominent hill.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Ncwadi". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 331.


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