Ntabankulu
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Ntabankulu |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,266 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 92.3% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 5.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Area code | 039 |
History
Of Xhosa origin, the name means 'large mountain'.[2] Originating as a general store in 1894 owned by Blenkinsop and Meth while the village was laid out in 1909.[2][3]
References
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