Tabankulu

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

Tabankulu or Ntabankulu

Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Coordinates: 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
MunicipalityNtabankulu
Area
  Total19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total3,266
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African96.7%
  Coloured1.3%
  Indian/Asian0.8%
  White0.1%
  Other1.1%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa92.3%
  English2.5%
  Other5.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code039

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]

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