Cacadu

Cacadu (Formerly Lady Frere) is a small town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu in 2017 after changes to the country's colonial names.[2] Cacadu, meaning “bulrush water”, is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River, which rises in the district.

Cacadu
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Coordinates: 31.703°S 27.234°E / -31.703; 27.234
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Emalahleni
Area [1]
• Total	22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,024
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.3%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	91.6%
• English	4.1%
• Other	4.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5410
PO box	5410
Area code	047

Cacadu has a vast number of villages such as mtsheko (wich is made up of Mishini,Phezukwevenkile and ect.),Mackysnack ,Bangindlala and Matyhatya ect stretching from the north of Komani to the south of Dortrecht. Many boarding schools are in Cacadu such as Ntsonkotha ,Mount Arthur and Freeze(Freematle Boys high). They accommodate learners from all over the Eastern Cape and from other provinces as well. There is a biggest dam called Xongxe stretching through Mackysnack supplying a very high amount of water.There's a very popular hospital called Glen Grey .