Impendle
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 35 '59 " S , 29 ° 52' 1" O | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | umgungundlovu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | Impendle | ||
| height | 1547 m | ||
| surface | 0.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 230 (2011) | ||
| density | 267.4 Ew. / km² | ||
Impendle is a place in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is the administrative seat of the Impendle municipality in the uMgungundlovu district .
geography
In 2011 Impendle had 230 residents. 81% said isiZulu was the first language . Immediately southeast of the village is Gomane with 4627 inhabitants, which is run as its own main place .
The place is about 48 kilometers west of Pietermaritzburg .
history
The place was founded in 1894. The name comes from isiZulu and stands for "uncovered". What is meant is a hill west of the village.
Economy and Transport
Impendle is around twelve kilometers from the R617 trunk road, which connects Underberg in the southwest with Howick in the northeast.
Personalities
- Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana (* 1947), Roman Catholic Bishop of Mariannhill, born in Impendle
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 Census, Impendle , accessed on January 16, 2018
- ↑ 2011 Census, Gomane , accessed January 17, 2018
- ^ A b c Dictionary of Southern African Place Names , archive version
- ↑ Entry at catholic-hierarchy.org (English), accessed on January 17, 2018