Cacadu
Cacadu (Formerly Lady Frere) is a settlement in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu in 1976, after amendments of changing colonial names in South Africa. Cacadu, meaning “bulrush water”, is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River, which rises in the district. ("Cacadu" should not be confused with the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, which previously bore the name Cacadu.) 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.[2]
Cacadu | |
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| Coordinates: 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 |
References
- Sum of the Main Places Lady Frere and Bhongolwethu from Census 2011.
- Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Municipalities and communities of Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Queenstown | ||
| Intsika Yethu | .svg.png) Chris Hani District within South Africa | |
| Enoch Mgijima | ||
| Engcobo | ||
| Emalahleni | ||
| Inxuba Yethemba | ||
| Sakhisizwe | ||
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