Qamata is a small town in Intsika Yethu Municipality, Chris Hani District (formerly St. Mark's District),

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. From 1963 to 1994, it was part of the semi-autonomous

Transkei Transkei ( , meaning ''the area beyond Great Kei River,

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, and before that of western Tembuland. Qamata is located on Route R61 and on the Qamata River. It is west of the town of Cofimvaba, east of the R61 junction with the N6 national route and east of Queenstown.

History

Qamata was the birthplace of the

Matanzima Matanzima is a South African surname that may refer to *George Matanzima (1918–2000), leader of Transkei, an area in South Africa and descendant of Ngubengcuka *Kaiser Matanzima (1915–2003), leader of Transkei, an area in South Africa, brother ...

brothers,

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and

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, who were former rulers of the Transkei. It is also where they lived on probation after being released from gaol on corruption charges in 1987.

Notes

Populated places in the Intsika Yethu Local Municipality Transkei {{EasternCape-geo-stub