Ingogo
Ingogo is a locality some 25 km north of Newcastle, site of a battle on 8 February 1881, during the First Anglo-Boer War, in which British casualties numbered 76 while Boer losses amounted to 8. The name is derived from that of the Ngogo River. The form iNgogo has been approved.[1]
Ingogo | |
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Ingogo Ingogo | |
Coordinates: 27.578°S 29.912°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Amajuba |
Municipality | Newcastle |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 2944 |
References
- Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 222. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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