Sans Souci, KwaZulu-Natal

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Sans Souci
Sans Souci
 Sans Souci shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 29°11′17″S 31°20′37″E / 29.18806°S 31.34361°E / -29.18806; 31.34361Coordinates: 29°11′17″S 31°20′37″E / 29.18806°S 31.34361°E / -29.18806; 31.34361
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District iLembe
Municipality KwaDukuza
Area[1]
  Total 2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 836
  Density 370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 91.3%
  Coloured 3.3%
  Indian/Asian 5.0%
  White 0.2%
  Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 90.6%
  English 6.9%
  Xhosa 1.2%
  Other 1.3%

Sans Souci is a village located on the right bank of the Lower Tugela river, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name is originally French and means without worries; it shares this name with the nearby farm of Sans Souci. Not much is known about its history, however a school existed as far back as 1893.[2]

Notable residents

  • Allison George Champion, member of the ANC, he was born in Sans Souci in 1893.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Sans Souci". Census 2011. 
  2. "Allison Wessels George Champion". South African History Online. Retrieved 9 April 2010. 
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