Imvani
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Imvani | |
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Imvani | |
Coordinates: 31°57′14″S 26°58′30″E / 31.954°S 26.975°ECoordinates: 31°57′14″S 26°58′30″E / 31.954°S 26.975°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Municipality | Lukhanji |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 460 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 99.6% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Xhosa | 91.3% |
• English | 3.5% |
• Zulu | 1.5% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Imvani is a settlement some 30 km north of Cathcart and 30 km west of St Marks. It takes its name from the river nearby which in turn was named after a type of wild asparagus, A. stipulacens, the roots of which are eaten either raw or cooked. The form iMvani has been approved.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Imvani". Census 2011.
- ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 222. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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