Nquthu Explained

Nquthu
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Coordinates:-28.232°N 30.566°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Umzinyathi
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nqutu
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.31
Population Total:170 307
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:97.9%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.4%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:91.5%
Demographics2 Title2:Sotho
Demographics2 Info2:1.6%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:1.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:5.2%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:3153Area code

Nquthu is a town in Umzinyathi District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 24 km west-south-west of Barklieside and 53 km east of Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal. Of Zulu origin, the name is derived from isquthu, ‘flat-topped vessel’, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Nquthu . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 341.