St Mark's, Eastern Cape
St Mark's, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
St Mark’s | |
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  St Mark’s  St Mark’s | |
| Coordinates: 32.013°S 27.381°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Intsika Yethu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 852 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.7% |
| • Zulu | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart. It was founded in 1855 as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2]
References
- "Main Place St Mark's". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 395.
Municipalities and communities of Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Queenstown | ||
| Intsika Yethu | .svg.png) Chris Hani District within South Africa | |
| Enoch Mgijima | ||
| Engcobo | ||
| Emalahleni | ||
| Inxuba Yethemba | ||
| Sakhisizwe | ||
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