Tsholomnqa is a rural area and village situated in Eastern Cape in

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in the

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District.

Geography

Situated in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality near

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, it is the home village of the rugby player

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History

Historic battles involving the

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people took place in this region.Jeffrey B. Peires, ''The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence'', University of California Press, 1982, p.51

Notable people

References

Populated places in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Populated coastal places in South Africa {{EasternCape-geo-stub