Misplaced Pages

Ntabankulu

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Ntabankulu Tabankulu
Ntabankulu is located in Eastern CapeNtabankuluNtabankuluShow map of Eastern CapeNtabankulu is located in South AfricaNtabankuluNtabankuluShow map of South Africa
Coordinates: 30°57′30″S 29°18′10″E / 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
MunicipalityNtabankulu
Area
 • Total19.51 km (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,266
 • Density170/km (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.7%
 • Coloured1.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White0.1%
 • Other1.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa92.3%
 • English2.5%
 • Other5.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code039

Ntabankulu, alternatively rendered as Tabankulu, is a town in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village some 30 km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50 km south-south-west of Kokstad.

History

Of Xhosa origin, the name means 'large mountain'. Originating as a general store in 1894 owned by Blenkinsop and Meth while the village was laid out in 1909.

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Tabankulu or Ntabankulu". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 425.
Municipalities and communities of Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Mount Ayliff (eMaxesibeni)
Matatiele
Alfred Nzo District within South Africa
Alfred Nzo District within South Africa
Umzimvubu
Mbizana
Ntabankulu


Stub icon

This Eastern Cape location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: