Main Place

KwaGuqa

Quick Fact ......
  • 130,920

  • 40,822

  • 7,7%

  • 42,7%

  • 55,7%

  • 53,6%

KwaGuqa is a Zulu name that is said to mean 'place of kneeling'. This was the birth place of the famous South African musician, Hugh Masekela, who was born on April 4, 1939. (GPS coordinates: 25.8645 S, 29.1407 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
  • http://www.wikipedia.org

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population130,920
Young (0-14)26,5%
Working Age (15-64)70,7%
Elderly (65+)2,8%
Dependency ratio41,5
Sex ratio111
Population density5912 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+5,9%
Higher education aged 20+7,7%
Matric aged 20+31,8%
Number of households40,822
Average household size3,2
Female headed households30,1%
Formal dwellings67,3%
Housing owned/paying off52,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage53,6%
Weekly refuse removal53,5%
Piped water inside dwelling42,7%
Electricity for lighting55,7%

Place names

Emalahleni Municipality