Flagstaff, Eastern Cape

Flagstaff
Flagstaff Flagstaff Flagstaff  Flagstaff shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°4′48″S 29°30′16″E / 31.08000°S 29.50444°ECoordinates: 31°4′48″S 29°30′16″E / 31.08000°S 29.50444°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	O.R.Tambo
Municipality	Ingquza Hill
Government
• Type	Ward 6
• Councillor	Phumla Dutshwa
Area[1]
• Total	2.7 km^2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,821
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	95.7%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.2%
• White	0.3%
• Other	2.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• IsiXhosa	89.5%
• English	3.2%
• Sesotho	1.1%
• Other	6.2%
Postal code (street)	4810
PO box	4810
Area code	039

Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some 80 km south-east of Kokstad and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.

The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the Cape Mounted Rifles.^[2]

References

1. Sum of the Subplaces Nkuluekweni SP and Flagstaff SP1 from Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 164.