Tentergate

Tentergate
Tentergate
 Tentergate shown within Eastern Cape
Tentergate
Tentergate (South Africa)
Tentergate
Tentergate (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°05′24″S 26°27′40″E / 32.090°S 26.461°E / -32.090; 26.461Coordinates: 32°05′24″S 26°27′40″E / 32.090°S 26.461°E / -32.090; 26.461
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Municipality Tsolwana
Area[1]
  Total 6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 5,187
  Density 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.3%
  Coloured 0.2%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Xhosa 94.5%
  English 1.2%
  Other 4.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Transkei.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Tentergate". Census 2011.
  2. "Headman Thembilizwe Dywasha Assassination Site". Liberation Heritage Route South Africa. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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