Main Place

Tugela

Quick Fact
  • 10,492

  • 2,973

  • 3,4%

  • 25,1%

  • 90,1%

  • 22,3%

Tugela is a word meaning 'the startling one' or 'the awesome one' in Zulu. The name is taken from the Tugela River that flows nearby. (GPS coordinates: 29.1866 S, 31.4159 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 population10,492
Young (0-14)35,8%
Working Age (15-64)60,3%
Elderly (65+)3,9%
Dependency ratio65,8
Sex ratio85
Population density672 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+7,8%
Higher education aged 20+3,4%
Matric aged 20+28,1%
Number of households2,973
Average household size3,5
Female headed households47,7%
Formal dwellings84,9%
Housing owned/paying off56,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage22,3%
Weekly refuse removal34,8%
Piped water inside dwelling25,1%
Electricity for lighting90,1%

Place names

Mandeni Municipality