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Template:Infobox South African town Cato Ridge is a town near Durban in the Natal province of South Africa.

Village some 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg, near the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Named after George Christopher Cato (1814-1893), the first mayor of Durban.[1]

Georgedale which is part of Cato Ridge was the birthplace of James Mpanza who became known as the "Father of Soweto".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 113.
  2. ^ Mandela, ed. by: E.J. Verwey ; forew. by: Nelson (1995). New dictionary of South African biography (1st ed.). Pretoria: HSRC Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 0796916489. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)