Ndwedwe

Ndwedwe
Ndwedwe is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Ndwedwe
Ndwedwe
Ndwedwe is located in South Africa
Ndwedwe
Ndwedwe
Coordinates: 29°30′53″S 30°56′06″E / 29.514667°S 30.934916°E / -29.514667; 30.934916
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
MunicipalityNdwedwe
Area
 • Total17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,488
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu94.1%
 • S. Ndebele1.5%
 • Tswana1.2%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4342
PO box
4342
Area code032

Ndwedwe is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

The village is 60 km north of Durban and about 20 km west-north-west of Tongaat. Of Zulu origin, the name is said to mean "long, bare table-land or ridge," or "pensive," referring to its peaceful setting in the Valley of a Thousand Hills.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ndwedwe". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.