Cacadu
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Cacadu | |
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  Cacadu | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°ECoordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Emalahleni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,024 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.6% |
| • English | 4.1% |
| • Other | 4.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5410 |
| PO box | 5410 |
| Area code | 047 |
Cacadu (Formerly Lady Frere) 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.
Cacadu has a vast number of villages such as mtsheko (wich is made up of Mishini,Phezukwevenkile and ect.),Mackysnack ,Bangindlala and Matyhatya ect stretching from the north of Komani to the south of Dortrecht. Many boarding schools are in Cacadu such as Ntsonkotha ,Mount Arthur and Freeze(Freematle Boys high). They accommodate learners from all over the Eastern Cape and from other provinces as well. There is a biggest dam called Xongxe stretching through Mackysnack supplying a very high amount of water.There's a very popular hospital called Glen Grey .
History[]
The town was established 1879, 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.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Lady Frere and Bhongolwethu from Census 2011.
- ^ "New names, but no signs say EC residents". SABC News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
Municipalities and communities of Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Queenstown | ||
| Intsika Yethu |  | |
| Enoch Mgijima |
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| Engcobo | ||
| Emalahleni | ||
| Inxuba Yethemba |
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| Sakhisizwe | ||
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