Nquthu

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
28°13′55″S 30°33′58″E / 28.232°S 30.566°E / -28.232; 30.566CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictUmzinyathiMunicipalityNqutuArea • Total5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total170 307Racial makeup (2011) • Black African97.9% • Coloured0.3% • Indian/Asian0.2% • White0.2% • Other1.4%First languages (2011) • Zulu91.5% • Sotho1.6% • English1.6% • Other5.2%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Nquthu is a town in Umzinyathi District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 24 km west-south-west of Barklieside and 53 km east of Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal. Of Zulu origin, the name is derived from isquthu, ‘flat-topped vessel’, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name.[2]

Education

Primary

  • Ntanyandlovu Primary School
  • Isibuko Sabasha Primary School
  • Mafitleng Primary School
  • Dalala Primary School
  • Monte Casino Primary
  • Ngwebini Primary School
  • Qediphika Primary School
  • Isandlwana Primary School

Secondary

  • Siyanda High School
  • Ubongumenzi Secondary School
  • Nomdumo High School
  • Maceba Secondary School
  • Sihayo High School
  • Mgazi High School
  • Ekucabangeni Secondary School
  • Nhlalakahle Secondary School
  • Zicole Senior Secondary School
  • Gadeleni Secondary School
  • Phakathwayo Secondary School
  • Zindlalele Secondary School

Combined School

  • Life Changing & Christian School

Higher institutions of learning

  • Mthashana TVET College

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Nquthu". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 341.


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