Tsomo
Tsomo is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 32.03794°S 27.81689°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Municipality | Intsika Yethu |
Established | 1877 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,108 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 94.8% |
• Coloured | 2.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
• White | 1.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 88.7% |
• English | 3.1% |
• Afrikaans | 1.1% |
• Other | 7.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 5400 |
Area code | 047 |
The town is 45 km east of Qamata and 48 km west of Ndabakazi. Founded in 1877, it originated as a military station known as Tsomo Post. The name is derived from that of the Tsomo River, on which it is situated, which in turn is said to be named after a Xhosa chief who lived where the bridge now stands. Tsomo is known as a one way town. Tsomo was originally included in the Transkei territory of Fingoland (Mfenguland) however after the annexation by the British Fingoland was further divided into Butterworth, Tsomo and Nqamakwe.[2]
Notable people
References
- "Main Place Tsomo". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 439.
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