Lady Frere
Lady Frere Cacadu | |
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Coordinates: 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 |
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][3] 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.[1]
History
[edit]The town was established 1879,[4] 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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.