Lady Frere (officially Cacadu) is a small town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu in 2017 after changes to the country's colonial names.[2][3] Cacadu, meaning "bulrush water", is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River, which rises in the district. It is one of the largest rural parts in the former Transkei.[1]
Lady Frere
Cacadu | |
|---|---|
  Lady Frere  Lady Frere  Lady Frere | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Emalahleni |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,024 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.6% |
| • English | 4.1% |
| • Other | 4.4% |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5410 |
| PO box | 5410 |
| Area code | 047 |
History
editThe town was established 1879,[4] and became a municipality in 1900. The town was named after the wife of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, governor of the Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Lady Frere and Bhongolwethu from Census 2011.
- ^ "New names, but no signs say EC residents". SABC News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
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