St Mark's, South Africa

St Mark's, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart.

St Mark’s
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Coordinates: 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Intsika Yethu
Area [1]
• Total	2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	852
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.8%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	95.7%
• Zulu	2.0%
• Other	2.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

History

It was founded in 1855 by Bishop John Armstrong as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.^[2][3]

References

1. "Main Place St Mark's". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 395.
3. Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.