Ingwavuma

Ingwavuma
Ingwavuma is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Ingwavuma
Ingwavuma
Ingwavuma is located in South Africa
Ingwavuma
Ingwavuma
Coordinates: 27°8′S 32°0′E / 27.133°S 32.000°E / -27.133; 32.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUmkhanyakude
MunicipalityJozini
Area
 • Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,303
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.2%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian1.6%
 • White1.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu87.2%
 • English2.9%
 • S. Ndebele1.8%
 • Sign language1.6%
 • Other6.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3968
Area code035

Ingwavuma is a town in the Umkhanyakude District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It is unclear where the name of the town came from; one theory is that it was named after the Ngwavuma River while another is that there was a leader called Vuma, the name then meaning "Vuma's place" in Zulu. Trees found on the river bank are also named Ngwavuma (Elaeodendron transvaalense or Bushveld Saffron) but it is unclear which entity was named after which (person, river, town or trees). It is over 700 metres (2,297 feet) above sea level in the Lebombo Mountains and boasts several highly scenic spots. The town is three kilometres (2 miles) from the country's border with Eswatini and overlooks the plains of Maputaland to the East.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ingwavuma". Census 2011.