Groutville
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Groutville | |
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Coordinates: 29°23′17″S 31°14′42″E / 29.388°S 31.245°ECoordinates: 29°23′17″S 31°14′42″E / 29.388°S 31.245°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | iLembe |
Municipality | KwaDukuza |
Area | |
• Total | 7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 12,638 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.6% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 93.1% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.4% |
• English | 1.3% |
• Tsonga | 1.2% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4449 |
PO box | 4450 |
Area code | 032 |
Groutville is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Home of the late ANC leader, Chief Albert Luthuli, Home to the late RT Rev j. Mdelwa Hlongwane founder to The Bantu Methodist Church.
Mission station several km south-west of Stanger. Established in 1844 by the Reverend Aldin Grout (1803–1894) of the American Missionary Society and named after him. Formerly it was known as Umvoti.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Groutville". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 193.
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