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List Of Cities And Towns In The Eastern Cape
This is a list of cities and towns in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name. Amatola Region * Adelaide (iKhobonqaba) * Alice (iDikeni) * Aliwal North (Maletswai) * Sophangisa's land * Barkly East * Bethulie * Berlin * Bisho (Bhisho) * Braunschweig * Burgersdorp * Cala * Cathcart * Cedarville * Cofimvaba * Dohne * Dordrecht * East London (eMonti) * Elliot (Khowa) * Engcobo (Ngcobo) * Fort Beaufort (eBhofolo) * Gonubie * Haga-Haga * Hamburg * Hogsback * Hofmeyr * Indwe * Jamestown * Katberg * Kei Mouth * Keiskammahoek * Kidds Beach * King William's Town (Qonce) * Komga * Lady Frere (Cacadu) * Lady Grey * Maclear (Nqanqarhu) * Mdantsane * Hertzog (Mhlangeni) * Molteno * Morgan's Bay * Mount Frere * Oyster Bay * Peddie * Queenstown (Komani) * Seymour * Sterkspruit * Sterkstroom * Stutterheim * Tarkastad * Tsomo * Venterstad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in 1994 out of the Xhosa homelands or bantustans of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province. The central and eastern part of the province is the traditional home of the indigenous Xhosa people. In 1820 this area which was known as the Xhosa Kingdom began to be settled by Europeans who originally came from England and some from Scotland and Ireland. Since South Africa's early years, many Xhosas believed in Africanism and figures such as Walter Rubusana believed that the rights of Xhosa people and Africans in general, could not be protected unless Africans mobilized and worked together. As a result, the Eastern Cape is home to many anti-apartheid leaders such as Robert Sobukwe, Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
