Nquthu is a town in
Umzinyathi District Municipality
uMzinyathi is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of uMzinyathi is Dundee. The majority of its 456 452 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC24
Geography ...
in the
KwaZulu-Natal province of
South Africa
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Village 24 km west-south-west of
Barklieside
Barklieside is a town in Umzinyathi District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
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and 53 km east of
Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal
The coal mining town of Dundee is situated in a valley of the Biggarsberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (). It is part of the Endumeni Municipality, Umzinyathi District. It is very rich in coal deposits. More populous than the town ...
. Of Zulu origin, the name is derived from isquthu, ‘flat-topped vessel’, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name.
Education
Primary
*Isibuko Sabasha Primary School
*Mafitleng Primary School
*Dalala Primary School
*Monte Casino Primary
*Ngwebini Primary School
*Qediphika Primary School
Secondary
* Ubongumenzi Secondary School
* Maceba secondary school
* Sihayo High School
* Mgazi High School
* Ekucabangeni Secondary School
*Nhlalakahle Secondary school
*Zicole Senior Secondary school
*Gadeleni Secondary School
*Phakathwayo Secondary School
*Zindlalele Secondary School
Combined School
*Life Changing & Christian School
References
Populated places in the Nqutu Local Municipality
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