KwaNgwanase
Manguzi
Kosi Bay Town | |
|---|---|
Manguzi Manguzi | |
| Coordinates: 26°59′46″S 32°45′07″E / 26.996°S 32.752°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMkhanyakude |
| Municipality | uMhlabuyalingana |
| Main Place | Manguzi |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,534 |
| • Density | 981/km2 (2,540/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 90.8% |
| • English | 4.2% |
| • Tsonga | 1.4% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
kwaNgwanase, also known as Kosi Bay Town, is a small town in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located some 15 km south of the Mozambique–South Africa border, and is situated near Kosi Bay.
KwaNgwanase is located within the traditional territory of the Tembe people, known as EManguzi, which represents the historical homeland of the Tembe.
The town serves as an administrative and commercial hub for the Tembe Tribal Authority and is associated with the Ngwanase Tembe royal household. The area developed as the central settlement for the Tembe people after their migration from the Tembe Kingdom region near Delagoa Bay (now Maputo Bay, Mozambique) during the 18th century.