Groutville

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Groutville
Groutville
 Groutville shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 29°23′17″S 31°14′42″E / 29.388°S 31.245°E / -29.388; 31.245Coordinates: 29°23′17″S 31°14′42″E / 29.388°S 31.245°E / -29.388; 31.245
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District iLembe
Municipality KwaDukuza
Area[1]
  Total 7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 12,638
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.6%
  Coloured 0.2%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 93.1%
  S. Ndebele 1.4%
  English 1.3%
  Tsonga 1.2%
  Other 3.0%
Postal code (street) 4449
PO box 4450
Area code 032

Groutville is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Mission station several km south-west of Stanger. Established in 1844 by the Reverend Aldin Grout (1803–1894) of the American Missionary Society and named after him. Formerly it was known as Umvoti.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Groutville". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 193. 
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