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Ntabankulu

Ntabankulu
Tabankulu
Ntabankulu is located in Eastern Cape
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu is located in South Africa
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
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
[1]
 • Total19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,266
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African96.7%
 • Coloured1.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White0.1%
 • Other1.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • 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'.[2] Originating as a general store in 1894 owned by Blenkinsop and Meth while the village was laid out in 1909.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Tabankulu or Ntabankulu". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b 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.


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