Dingaanstat

Dingaanstat mission
Dingaanstat Mission Station
Dingaanstat mission
 Dingaanstat mission shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Dingaanstat mission
Dingaanstat mission (South Africa)
Dingaanstat mission
Dingaanstat mission (Africa)
Coordinates: 28°26′06″S 31°16′44″E / 28.435°S 31.279°E / -28.435; 31.279Coordinates: 28°26′06″S 31°16′44″E / 28.435°S 31.279°E / -28.435; 31.279
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Zululand
Municipality Ulundi
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Dingaanstat is the 'stat' or village of Dingaan (Dingane, Udingane). The village is known to the Zulu as Umgungundlovu, and was under Zulu rule from 1795 until 1840. Now a mission station of the Dutch Reformed Church, it is situated between Melmoth and Babanango.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 139. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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