Tabankulu

Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
 Tabankulu or Ntabankulu shown within Eastern Cape
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu (South Africa)
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu (Africa)
Coordinates: 30°57′30″S 29°18′10″E / 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027Coordinates: 30°57′30″S 29°18′10″E / 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Municipality Ntabankulu
Area[1]
 • Total 19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,266
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 96.7%
 • Coloured 1.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 1.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 92.3%
 • English 2.5%
 • Other 5.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Area code 039

Tabankulu is a town in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village some 30km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50km south-south-west of Kokstad. Of Xhosa origin, the name means 'large mountain'. The village was laid out in 1894.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Tabankulu or Ntabankulu". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 425.
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