Ngagane

Ngagane
Ngagane Ngagane Ngagane  Ngagane shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 27°50′24″S 29°59′31″E / 27.840°S 29.992°ECoordinates: 27°50′24″S 29°59′31″E / 27.840°S 29.992°E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Amajuba
Municipality	Newcastle
Area[1]
• Total	0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	906
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	87.6%
• Coloured	0.2%
• White	12.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Zulu	83.9%
• Afrikaans	8.1%
• English	5.8%
• Other	2.2%

Ngagane is a town in Amajuba District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Town some 11km north of Alcockspruit and 35km south-west of Utrecht. Of Zulu origin, the name is variously said to mean ‘the unexpected one’, referring to the way the river may suddenly come down in flood; ‘thorn-tree river’, referring to Dichrostachys or Acacia trees growing along the banks, or ‘skeleton river’, the reference being uncertain.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Ngagane". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 334.