Main Place

Izingolweni

Quick Fact ......
  • 5,294

  • 1,189

  • 6,4%

  • 7,7%

  • 87,4%

  • 1,3%

Izingolweni is a word that resulted from a misspelling by cartographers. The original name was Ezinqoleni, after the Cele Clan, which means 'place of many wagons or coaches' in Zulu. (GPS coordinates: 30.7725 S, 30.1265 E).

Character(s) left.
  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
  • Zungu PJN. 1998. Toponymic lapses in Zulu place names. Natalia volume 28.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population5,294
Young (0-14)35,8%
Working Age (15-64)59%
Elderly (65+)5,2%
Dependency ratio69,5
Sex ratio85,6
Population density824 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+11,6%
Higher education aged 20+6,4%
Matric aged 20+17,5%
Number of households1,189
Average household size4,4
Female headed households55,7%
Formal dwellings84%
Housing owned/paying off91,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage1,3%
Weekly refuse removal0,5%
Piped water inside dwelling7,7%
Electricity for lighting87,4%

Place names

Ezingoleni Municipality