Ingwavuma

Ingwavuma is a town in the of KwaZulu-Natal Province, . It is unclear where the name of the town came from; one theory is that it was named after the while another is that there was a leader called Vuma, the name then meaning "Vuma's place" in Zulu.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 1,560 residents
  • Description: town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Ingwavama” and “Ngwavuma”

Ingwavuma

Latitude
-27.13361° or 27° 8′ 1″ south
Longitude
31.99667° or 31° 59′ 48″ east
Population
1,560
Elevation
722 metres (2,369 feet)
Open location code
5G4HVX8W+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262707198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
994758
Wiki­data ID
Q5138677
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ingwavuma” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ingwavuma”
  • Asturian: “Ingwavuma”
  • Chinese: “因瓜武馬”
  • Dutch: “Ingwavuma”
  • Pedi: “Ingwavuma”
  • Romanian: “Ingwavuma”
  • Urdu: “انگواووما”
  • Zulu: “Ingwavuma”

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