Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the

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province of

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located some 80 km south-east of

Kokstad Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, as it i ...

and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the

Ingquza Hill Local Municipality Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, previously known as Qaukeni, is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa. Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Politic ...

History

The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the

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Education

The Flagstaff Primary School at Dlibona village was completed at a cost of R39 million in 2019. It consists of seven classrooms, a nutrition centre, science laboratory, multimedia centre, multipurpose classroom, administration block v8 security room. Langa Secondary school located in Mashwabana settlement is one of the best science high schools in Flagstaff , well known for producing the best matric results as they are sitting on 89.9% pass rate. Langa S.S is a good school because it offers the following studies: science, computer, commerce and hospitality.

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Populated places in the Ngquza Hill Local Municipality {{EasternCape-geo-stub