Tabankulu

Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu
Tabankulu or Ntabankulu

 Tabankulu or Ntabankulu shown within Eastern Cape

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
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Municipality Ntabankulu
Area[1]
 • Total 19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,266
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 96.7%
 • Coloured 1.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 1.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 92.3%
 • English 2.5%
 • Other 5.2%
Area code 039

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. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Tabankulu or Ntabankulu". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 425.
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