Gingindlovu

Gingindlovu, officially renamed to KwaGingindlovu, is a town in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality, part of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Gingindlovu
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Coordinates: 29°1′S 31°35′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	King Cetshwayo
Municipality	uMlalazi
Area [1]
• Total	2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,109
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	57.6%
• Coloured	11.3%
• Indian/Asian	29.2%
• White	1.1%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	49.1%
• English	44.8%
• Afrikaans	1.6%
• S. Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	3.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	3800
PO box	3800
Area code	035

Village 21 km south-east of Eshowe. The name was first applied to one of Cetshwayo's military kraals nearby. Of Zulu origin, it is said to mean 'place of the big elephant' or, more possibly, 'swallower of the elephant', referring to Cetshwayo's victory over his brother Mbulazi in 1856.^[2]