Ngqeleni
| Ngqeleni | |
|---|---|
|   Ngqeleni   Ngqeleni | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′12″S 29°01′41″E / 31.670°S 29.028°E | |
| Country | South Africa | 
| Province | Eastern Cape | 
| District | O.R. Tambo | 
| Municipality | Nyandeni | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2011)[1] | |
|  • Total | 2,629 | 
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | 
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.2% | 
| • Coloured | 1.6% | 
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | 
| • White | 0.3% | 
| • Other | 0.5% | 
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 87.4% | 
| • English | 7.0% | 
| • Sign language | 1.6% | 
| • Northern Sotho | 1.1% | 
| • Other | 3.0% | 
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) | 
| Postal code (street) | 5140 | 
| PO box | 5140 | 
| Area code | 047 | 
Ngqeleni is a town in OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Ngqeleni". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 335.
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