Debe Nek

Debe Nek is a town in Amahlathi Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Debe Nek
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Coordinates: 32.836°S 27.154°E / -32.836; 27.154
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Amahlathi
Area [1]
• Total	0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	42
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	90.5%
• Indian/Asian	9.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	90.2%
• Afrikaans	4.9%
• English	4.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5604
PO box	5604

Debe Nek's location is 19 km northwest of King William's Town and 38 km east of Alice. Debe Nek takes its name from the Debe (Khoekhoen for 'brackish') River, from the defile ('nek') through which the Debe River flows. This was the site of the Battle of Amalinda between Ndlambe and Gaika in 1818. It is now a health resort. The area is found in the Middledrift Road near Zihlahleni[2]

References

1. "Main Place Debe Nek". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 133. Retrieved 28 August 2013.