Ngagane

Ngagane
Ngagane

 Ngagane shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 27°50′24″S 29°59′31″E / 27.840°S 29.992°ECoordinates: 27°50′24″S 29°59′31″E / 27.840°S 29.992°E
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Amajuba
Municipality Newcastle
Area[1]
 • Total 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 906
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 87.6%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • White 12.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 83.9%
 • Afrikaans 8.1%
 • English 5.8%
 • Other 2.2%

Ngagane is a town in Amajuba District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Town some 11km north of Alcockspruit and 35km south-west of Utrecht. Of Zulu origin, the name is variously said to mean ‘the unexpected one’, referring to the way the river may suddenly come down in flood; ‘thorn-tree river’, referring to Dichrostachys or Acacia trees growing along the banks, or ‘skeleton river’, the reference being uncertain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Ngagane". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 334.