Main Place

Kwakwatsi

Quick Fact
  • 12,667

  • 3,635

  • 3,8%

  • 38%

  • 96,2%

  • 99,2%

Kwakwatsi is a name of Southern Sotho origin and is said mean 'rhinoceros river'. Another explanation of the name's meaning is that the word is linked to kwatsi, meaning 'anthrax'. (GPS coordinates: 27.2284 S, 27.5922 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population12,667
Young (0-14)33,7%
Working Age (15-64)59,6%
Elderly (65+)6,6%
Dependency ratio67,7
Sex ratio88,9
Population density5427 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+8,8%
Higher education aged 20+3,8%
Matric aged 20+21,9%
Number of households3,635
Average household size3,5
Female headed households49%
Formal dwellings75,2%
Housing owned/paying off68,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage99,2%
Weekly refuse removal92,4%
Piped water inside dwelling38%
Electricity for lighting96,2%

Place names

Ngwathe Municipality