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(Redirected from Cacadu) Town in Emalahleni Municipality This article is about the renamed town, Lady Frere. For the formerly named Cacadu District Municipality, see Sarah Baartman District Municipality.

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Lady Frere Cacadu
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Coordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E / -31.703; 27.234
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEmalahleni
Area
 • Total22.1 km (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,024
 • Density180/km (470/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.3%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa91.6%
 • English4.1%
 • Other4.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)5410
PO box5410
Area code047

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. 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.

History

The town was established 1879, 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.

References

  1. ^ Sum of the Main Places Lady Frere and Bhongolwethu from Census 2011.
  2. "New names, but no signs say EC residents". SABC News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.
  5. Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
Municipalities and communities of Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Queenstown (Komani)
Intsika Yethu
Chris Hani District within South Africa
Chris Hani District within South Africa
Enoch Mgijima
Engcobo
Emalahleni
Inxuba Yethemba
Sakhisizwe


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