Nyanga

Nyanga is a township in the Western Cape, South Africa. Its name in Xhosa means “moon” and it is one of the oldest black townships in Cape Town. It was established as a result of the migrant labour system. In 1948 black migrants were forced to settle in Nyanga as Langa had become too small.

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Is Nyanga a rural or urban?

Nyanga, Cape Flats

Nyanga, a sprawling, poverty-stricken illustration of Cape Town’s urban sprawl, is one of the oldest and largest black townships after Langa, establishing itself as early as 1955.

Which province is Nyanga?

Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe

Nyanga District is located in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. The administrative center is Nyanga village.

Is Nyanga a city or town?

Nyanga, originally known as Inyanga, is a town in Zimbabwe.

When and by who was Nyanga founded?

Nyanga East was established in 1943 with 210 houses, as the National Party came to power and few years before the Group Areas Act No. 41 of 1950 was promulgated: This law would aim to assign racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas in a system of urban apartheid.