Lady Frere Explained

Lady Frere
Other Name:Cacadu
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
Coordinates:-31.703°N 27.234°W
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Cape
Subdivision Name2:Chris Hani
Subdivision Name3:Emalahleni
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:22.1
Population Total:4024
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.6%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.6%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:91.6%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:4.1%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:4.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:5410
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:5410
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:047

Lady Frere (officially Cacadu) is a small town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu in 2017 after changes to the country's colonial names.[2] Cacadu, meaning "bulrush water", is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River, which rises in the district. It is one of the largest rural parts in the former Transkei.https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cacadu-district-municipality

History

The town was established 1879,[3] and became a municipality in 1900. The town was named after the wife of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, governor of the Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Sum of the Main Places Lady Frere and Bhongolwethu from Census 2011.
  2. News: 11 November 2017. New names, but no signs say EC residents. SABC News. 1 February 2021.
  3. Book: Erasmus, B. P. J. . On Route in South Africa . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Internet Archive . 1995 . 978-1-86842-026-1 . Johannesburg . 209.
  4. Book: Raper, P. E. . Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . 1989. Jonathan Ball Publishers. 978-0-947464-04-2. 269. Internet Archive.