Ndwedwe is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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Coordinates: 29°30′53″S 30°56′06″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	iLembe
Municipality	Ndwedwe
Area [1]
• Total	17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,488
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	94.1%
• S. Ndebele	1.5%
• Tswana	1.2%
• English	1.2%
• Other	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4342
PO box	4342
Area code	032

The village is 60 km north of Durban and about 20 km west-north-west of Tongaat. Of Zulu origin, the name is said to mean "long, bare table-land or ridge," or "pensive," referring to its peaceful setting in the Valley of a Thousand Hills.[2]

Notable residents

• Sihle Zikalala, 8th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal

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