Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
| Mhlangeni Hertzog | |
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| Coordinates: 32°34′41″S 26°42′50″E / 32.578°S 26.714°E / -32.578; 26.714 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.16 km (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 323 |
| • Density | 280/km (720/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 100.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 98.1% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Mhlangeni, also known as Hertzog, is a settlement in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village in the Kat River Valley, 7 km south-west of Seymour and some 27 km north-east of Fort Beaufort. Originally named Tamboekievlei, then in 1837, named after Willem Frederik Hertzog (1792–1847), Assistant Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony from 1828 and surveyor of the Kat River Settlement. It is now known as Mhlangeni.
References
- ^ "Main Place Mhlangeni". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 208.
| Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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| District seat: East London | ||
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| Great Kei |
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| Mbhashe |
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| Mnquma |
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| Ngqushwa | ||
| Raymond Mhlaba |
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