Mount Coke

Mount Coke is a town in Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Mount Coke
Mount Coke is located in Eastern Cape
Mount Coke
Mount Coke
Mount Coke is located in South Africa
Mount Coke
Mount Coke
Coordinates: 32.979°S 27.431°E / -32.979; 27.431
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City
Area
  Total0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total52
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African100.0%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa84.6%
  English7.7%
  Sign language5.8%
  Zulu1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Station of the Methodist Missionary Society 18 km east of King William’s Town. It was established in 1825 by the Reverend S Kay and named after Thomas Coke, who was the first Methodist Bishop and regarded as the Father of Methodist Missions.

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