Ntabankulu, alternatively rendered as Tabankulu, is a town in
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
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in the
Eastern Cape
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province of
South Africa
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. Village some 30 km east-south-east of
Mount Frere and 50 km south-south-west of
Kokstad
Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, ...
.
History
Of
Xhosa
Xhosa may refer to:
* Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa
* Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people
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origin, the name means 'large mountain'.
Originating as a general store in 1894 owned by Blenkinsop and Meth while the village was laid out in 1909.
References
Populated places in the Ntabankulu Local Municipality
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