Impendle

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Impendle
Impendle
 Impendle shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 29°36′07″S 29°51′54″E / 29.6019°S 29.865°E / -29.6019; 29.865Coordinates: 29°36′07″S 29°51′54″E / 29.6019°S 29.865°E / -29.6019; 29.865
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District UMgungundlovu
Municipality Impendle
Area[1]
  Total 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 230
  Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 91.3%
  Indian/Asian 5.7%
  Other 3.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 80.9%
  English 3.5%
  Xhosa 3.0%
  Sotho 1.7%
  Other 10.9%
PO box 3227
Area code 033

Impendle is a town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Town 48 km west of Pietermaritzburg and 37 km north-east of Bulwer. It was founded in 1894 and since 1948 has been administered by a health committee. The name, of Zulu origin, means ‘uncovered’ or ‘exposed’, referring to a hill west of the town.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Impendle". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 221. 
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