Tylden, South Africa

Tylden is a village in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tylden
Tylden is located in Eastern Cape
Tylden
Tylden
Tylden is located in South Africa
Tylden
Tylden
Coordinates: 32.109°S 27.067°E / -32.109; 27.067
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEnoch Mgijima
Area
  Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total572
  Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African87.6%
  Coloured1.0%
  White11.4%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa87.2%
  English7.2%
  Afrikaans4.7%
  Other0.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5323

Village 37 km south-east of Queenstown and 20 km north of Cathcart. Administered by a village management board. It was named after Captain Tylden of the Royal Engineers, officer in charge of a campaign against the Tambookies (Tembus) in 1851.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Tylden". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 442.


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