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Ntabankulu

Coordinates: 30°57′30″S 29°18′10″E / 30.9584°S 29.3027°E / -30.9584; 29.3027
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Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu is located in Eastern Cape
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu is located in South Africa
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Coordinates: 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

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

Village some 30km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50km 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.