Centane, formerly Kentane or Kentani is a settlement in
Amathole District Municipality
Amathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its 892,637 people speak Xhosa (2011 Census). The district code is DC12. "Amathole" means calves, the name of the mou ...
in the
Eastern Cape province of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. It is situated at approximately from
Butterworth.
History
Centane was the site of the battle of Centane on 7 February 1878 during the ninth
Frontier War Frontier war may refer to:
* The Xhosa Wars, (1779–1879) also known as the Cape Frontier Wars;
* The Australian frontier wars, (1788–1934)
* The Western theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Western theater of the American Revolu ...
, where in more than 300 Xhosa were killed for the loss of only two British soldiers.
The grave of the Xhosa king,
Khawuta kaGcaleka
King Khawuta kaGcaleka (Born:1761-Died:1804) was the king of the AmaXhosa Nation from 1792 To 1804. He is a direct descendant of King Phalo's Great House.
King Khawuta KaGcaleka was the eldest son of King Gcaleka kaPhalo.King Khawuta KaGcaleka ...
(the father of
Bhurhu kaKhawuta
Bhurhu ka Khawuta (1785–1857) was the elder brother of King Hintsa and Malashe. As Hintsa was born by Khawuta's Great wife Hintsa succeeded Khawuta. Bhurhu was very active in the wars in which Hintsa led the Xhosa nation, as he was the s ...
and
Hintsa kaKhawuta) is in this town in the village of Njingini.
Nongqawuse was born in Centane in a village called Gxarra
Tourism
There are a number of beaches in Centane, including Qolorha By Sea, Mazzepa Bay and Wavecrest.
See also
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2020 Centane bus crash
The 2020 Centane Bus Accident was a road accident in Kentani, Centane, Eastern Cape, South Africa that occurred on March 2, 2020. 25 people were killed and approximately 62 were injured when a 65-seater bus plunged into a deep gorge. The bus had ...
References
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Populated places in the Mnquma Local Municipality
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