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Ncwadi

Coordinates: 29°46′26″S 29°58′52″E / 29.774°S 29.981°E / -29.774; 29.981
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Ncwadi
Ncwadi is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Ncwadi
Ncwadi
Ncwadi is located in South Africa
Ncwadi
Ncwadi
Coordinates: 29°46′26″S 29°58′52″E / 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

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

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

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