Moyeni

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Moyeni
Moyeni
 Moyeni shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 28°43′26″S 29°11′10″E / 28.724°S 29.186°E / -28.724; 29.186Coordinates: 28°43′26″S 29°11′10″E / 28.724°S 29.186°E / -28.724; 29.186
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThukela
Municipality Okhahlamba
Area[1]
  Total 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,421
  Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 100.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 97.4%
  S. Ndebele 1.5%
  Other 1.1%

Moyeni is a town in Uthukela District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Settlement on the railway between Mtunzini and Gingindlovu. Established by John Dunn and still reserved for his descendants. The name is Zulu and means ‘at the wind’.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Moyeni". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 319. 
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