Tylden, Eastern Cape

Tylden is a village in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tylden
Tylden
Tylden
Coordinates: 32.109°S 27.067°E / -32.109; 27.067
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEnoch Mgijima
Area
  Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total572
  Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African87.6%
  Coloured1.0%
  White11.4%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa87.2%
  English7.2%
  Afrikaans4.7%
  Other0.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5323

Village 37 km south-east of Queenstown and 20 km north of Cathcart. Administered by a village management board. It was named after Captain Tylden of the Royal Engineers, officer in charge of a campaign against the Tambookies (Tembus) in 1851.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Tylden". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 442.
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