Ntabankulu

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Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu is located in Eastern Cape
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu is located in South Africa
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
Coordinates: 30°57′30″S 29°18′10″E / 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027Coordinates: 30°57′30″S 29°18′10″E / 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
MunicipalityNtabankulu
Area
 • Total19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,266
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.7%
 • Coloured1.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White0.1%
 • Other1.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa92.3%
 • English2.5%
 • Other5.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code039

Ntabankulu, formerly Tabankulu, is a town in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village some 30 km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50 km south-south-west of Kokstad. Of Xhosa origin, the name means 'large mountain'. The village was laid out in 1894.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Tabankulu or Ntabankulu". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 425.