Nquthu is a town in
Umzinyathi District Municipality
The Umzinyathi District Municipality () is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Dundee. As of 2011, a majority of its 456,452 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC24
Geography Neighbours
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in the
KwaZulu-Natal
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province of
South Africa
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The village is 24 km west-south-west of
Barklieside 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 o ...
. 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
*Ntanyandlovu Primary School
* Maduladula Combined Primary School
*Isibuko Sabasha Primary School
*Mafitleng Primary School
*Dalala Primary School
*Monte Casino Primary
*Ngwebini Primary School
*Qediphika Primary School
*Isandlwana Primary School
Secondary
* Ubongumenzi Secondary School
*Siyanda High School
* Hlubi High School
* Nomdumo High 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
Higher institutions of learning
*Mthashana TVET College
References
Populated places in the Nqutu Local Municipality
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