Cato Ridge
Cato Ridge is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Organisationally and administratively it is included in the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality as a suburb of the Outer West region.
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| Coordinates: 29.716°S 30.616°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.18 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,874 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 5.4% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 78.5% |
| • English | 7.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.1% |
| • Xhosa | 3.0% |
| • Other | 7.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3680 |
| Area code | 031 |
It is situated some 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg and 50 km north-west of Durban in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Named after George Christopher Cato (1814-1893), the first mayor of Durban.[2]
Georgedale which is part of Cato Ridge was the birthplace of James Mpanza who became known as the "Father of Soweto".[3]
References
- "Main Place Cato Ridge". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 113.
- Mandela, ed. by: E.J. Verwey ; forew. by: Nelson (1995). New dictionary of South African biography (1st ed.). Pretoria: HSRC Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 0796916489.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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