Lady Frere
Cacadu | |
|---|---|
Lady Frere Lady Frere Lady Frere | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E / -31.703; 27.234 | |
| 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 | 182/km2 (472/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 |
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.23 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.4
History
The town was established 1879,5 and became a municipality in 1900.6 The town was named after the wife of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, governor of the Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880.7
References
References
- 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.
- "Cacadu District Municipality | South African History Online". sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.
- Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa. Vol. 6. Internet Archive. Cape Town: Nasou. 1970. p. 517. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.