Mandeni

Mandeni (also Mandini) is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Mandini
Mandini is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mandini
Mandini
Mandini is located in South Africa
Mandini
Mandini
Coordinates: 29.157°S 31.408°E / -29.157; 31.408
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
MunicipalityMandeni
Area
[1]
 • Total18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,904
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African54.8%
 • Coloured4.4%
 • Indian/Asian14.9%
 • White24.6%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu47.8%
 • English31.9%
 • Afrikaans14.8%
 • Other5.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4490
Area code032

The town is roughly 22 km north-east of Stanger.[2]

The town has four shopping centres, namely; Mandeni shopping centre, where most residents go, Sundumbili plaza, Gcaleka Shopping centre (also known as KwaGcaleka) and seven townships. The town has many factories and attracts workers from afar. The biggest employer is Sappi, the largest paper manufacturer in South Africa.

The Tugela River flows through Mandeni and the mouth of the river is 10 km from the town center. Mandeni is located 22 km from Stanger and 96 km from Durban.

On December 28 and 27, 2020, a rather high maximum temperature of 43.2 °C (109.8 °F) was registered.[3]

Notable people
  • Vusi Ximba, musician
  • Zamakhetheka Ntshulane, sneaker designer

References
  1. "Main Place Mandini". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 295.
  3. "68494:Mandeni (South Africa)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.


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