Ngagane | |
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Coordinates: 27°50′24″S29°59′31″E / 27.840°S 29.992°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Amajuba |
Municipality | Newcastle |
Area | |
• Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 906 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 87.6% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• White | 12.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 83.9% |
• Afrikaans | 8.1% |
• English | 5.8% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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