Gingindlovu Explained

Gingindlovu
Official Name:KwaGingindlovu
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Coordinates:-29.0167°N 66°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:King Cetshwayo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:uMlalazi
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.39
Population Total:1109
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:57.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:11.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:29.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:1.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.8%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:49.1%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:44.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:1.6%
Demographics2 Title4:S. Ndebele
Demographics2 Info4:1.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.3%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:3800
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:3800
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:035

Gingindlovu, officially renamed to KwaGingindlovu, is a town in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality, part of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 21 km south-east of Eshowe. The name was first applied to one of Cetshwayo's military kraals nearby. Of Zulu origin, it is said to mean 'place of the big elephant' or, more possibly, 'swallower of the elephant', referring to Cetshwayo's victory over his brother Mbulazi in 1856.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Gingindlovu . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 177.