Groutville | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.388°N 31.245°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | iLembe |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | KwaDukuza |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.89 |
Population Total: | 12638 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.6% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info1: | 93.1% |
Demographics2 Title2: | S. Ndebele |
Demographics2 Info2: | 1.4% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tsonga |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.0% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 4449 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 4450 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 032 |
Groutville is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Home of the late ANC leader, Chief Albert Luthuli, Home to the late RT Rev j. Mdelwa Hlongwane founder to The Bantu Methodist Church.
Mission station several km south-west of Stanger. Established in 1844 by the Reverend Aldin Grout (1803–1894) of the American Missionary Society and named after him. Formerly it was known as Umvoti.[2]