Cato Ridge | |
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Cato Ridge shown within KwaZulu-Natal | |
Coordinates: 29°42′58″S 30°36′58″E / 29.716°S 30.616°ECoordinates: 29°42′58″S 30°36′58″E / 29.716°S 30.616°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 20.18 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,874 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 92.2% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 5.4% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 78.5% |
• English | 7.2% |
• Afrikaans | 4.1% |
• Xhosa | 3.0% |
• Other | 7.2% |
PO box | 3680 |
Area code | 031 |
Cato Ridge is a town near Durban in the Natal province of South Africa.
Village some 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg, near the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Named after George Christopher Cato (1814-1893), the first mayor of Durban.
Georgedale which is part of Cato Ridge was the birthplace of James Mpanza who became known as the "Father of Soweto".