Komga
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Komga is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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Komga | |
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Coordinates: 32.577°S 27.888°E / -32.577; 27.888 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Great Kei |
Area | |
• Total | 10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,090 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.0% |
• Coloured | 4.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 3.7% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 88.6% |
• Afrikaans | 5.0% |
• English | 4.4% |
• Other | 1.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4950 |
PO box | 4950 |
Area code | 043 |
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It is located 64 kilometres (40 mi) north of East London and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Stutterheim. It was founded as a farming centre in 1877 on the site of a military camp established in 1854, and acquired municipal status in 1904. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name probably does not mean 'brown', as has been stated, but 'lots of clay', 'clayey'.[2]
It is also home to one of the oldest schools in the Eastern Cape, Komga Junior, as well as St. Paul's Anglican Church which is a national heritage site.