Ngwegweni

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Ngwegweni
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Ngwegweni
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Ngwegweni
Coordinates: 30°44′02″S29°21′25″E / 30.734°S 29.357°E / -30.734; 29.357 Coordinates: 30°44′02″S29°21′25″E / 30.734°S 29.357°E / -30.734; 29.357
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Municipality Umzimvubu
Area
[1]
  Total3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total1,796
  Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 99.9%
   Indian/Asian 0.1%
   White 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 98.9%
  Other1.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Ngwegweni is a village in Umzimvubu Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, not far from Mount Ayliff. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Ngwegweni". Census 2011.
  2. "Khaya Dlanga: The villages are possessed by hopelessness". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2013.