Border Post, Eastern Cape

Border Post
Border Post
 Border Post shown within Eastern Cape
Border Post
Border Post (South Africa)
Border Post
Border Post (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°43′23″S 27°30′18″E / 32.723°S 27.505°E / -32.723; 27.505Coordinates: 32°43′23″S 27°30′18″E / 32.723°S 27.505°E / -32.723; 27.505
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Amahlathi
Area[1]
 • Total 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,052
 • Density 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.8%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 97.7%
 • Sign language 1.0%
 • Other 1.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Border Post is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The name indicates the border post that existed here between the former homeland of Ciskei and the Republic of South Africa, during the apartheid years of 1981-1994.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Border Post". Census 2011.
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