Dingaanstat is the 'stat' or village of

Dingaan Dingane ka Senzangakhona Zulu (c. 1795–29 January 1840), commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan, was a Zulu chief who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828 Dingaan is also a given name and may refer to: *Dingaan Myolwa, South African pol ...

(Dingane, Udingane). The village is known to the Zulu as Umgungundlovu, and was under Zulu rule from 1795 until 1840. Now a mission station of the

Dutch Reformed Church The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...

, it is situated between Melmoth and

Babanango Babanango is a small town located about 58 kilometers north-west of Melmoth in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Founded in 1904, the town is takes its name from the nearby stream and mountain. Etymology The exact origin of the name ' ...

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* Populated places in the Ulundi Local Municipality Christian missions in South Africa {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub