Nquthu
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Nquthu | |
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Nquthu | |
Coordinates: 28°13′55″S 30°33′58″E / 28.232°S 30.566°ECoordinates: 28°13′55″S 30°33′58″E / 28.232°S 30.566°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Umzinyathi |
Municipality | Nqutu |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,453 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 97.9% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.2% |
• Other | 1.4% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Zulu | 91.5% |
• Sotho | 1.6% |
• English | 1.6% |
• Other | 5.2% |
Nquthu is a town in Umzinyathi District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Village 24km west-south-west of Barklieside and 53km east of Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal. Of Zulu origin, the name is derived from ingqutu, ‘flat-topped vessel’, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Nquthu". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 341.
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