Lady Frere

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Lady Frere
Cacadu
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Lady Frere
Coordinates: 31°42′11″S27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E / -31.703; 27.234
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Municipality Emalahleni
Area
[1]
  Total22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total4,024
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 98.3%
   Coloured 0.6%
   Indian/Asian 0.2%
   White 0.1%
  Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 91.6%
   English 4.1%
  Other4.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5410
PO box
5410
Area code 047

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. [2] [3] 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, [4] 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. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.