Main Place

Edendale

Quick Fact
  • 140,891

  • 37,208

  • 6,7%

  • 30,6%

  • 96,8%

  • 27,6%

Edendale was originally a mission station established by Wesleyan Methodist minister James Allison, who called it Edendale, presumably after the biblical Eden (Genesis 2: 8-15). (GPS coordinates: 29.6663 S, 30.3093 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population140,891
Young (0-14)29,2%
Working Age (15-64)67,1%
Elderly (65+)3,7%
Dependency ratio48,9
Sex ratio88,8
Population density2937 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+6,2%
Higher education aged 20+6,7%
Matric aged 20+34%
Number of households37,208
Average household size3,8
Female headed households49%
Formal dwellings72,5%
Housing owned/paying off53%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage27,6%
Weekly refuse removal36,1%
Piped water inside dwelling30,6%
Electricity for lighting96,8%

Place names

Msunduzi Municipality