Elliotdale
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elliotdale (Xhosa: Xhora) is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Elliotdale
Bomvana Xhora | |
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Coordinates: 31.966667°S 28.683333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Mbhashe |
Area | |
• Total | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,267 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 93.8% |
• Coloured | 1.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
• White | 0.7% |
• Other | 3.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 93.5% |
• English | 2.0% |
• Other | 4.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 5070 |
PO box | 5070 |
Area code | 047 |
The town lies 50 km south of Mthatha and 22 km south-east of Mqanduli. It is named after Sir Henry Elliot, Chief Magistrate of the Transkei from 1891 to 1902.[2]
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