Ngqeleni

Ngqeleni is a town in O.R.Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Ngqeleni James Klaas the founder of Ngqeleni
Ngqeleni James Klaas the founder of Ngqeleni
Ngqeleni James Klaas the founder of Ngqeleni
Coordinates: 31.670°S 29.028°E / -31.670; 29.028
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictO.R.Tambo
MunicipalityNyandeni
Area
  Total2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,629
  Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African97.2%
  Coloured1.6%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White0.3%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa87.4%
  English7.0%
  Sign language1.6%
  Northern Sotho1.1%
  Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5140
PO box
5140
Area code047

Village in West Pondoland, 32 km southeast of Umtata and about 40 km north-north-west of Coffee Bay. The name is derived from the Xhosa ngqele, ‘cold’ or ‘frost’. Coldstream, which flows past it, may have a name translated from Ngqeleni, ‘at the cold’." [2]

References

  1. "Main Place Ngqeleni". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 335.
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