Frankfort, Eastern Cape

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
32°45′25″S 27°27′50″E / 32.757°S 27.464°E / -32.757; 27.464CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictAmatholeMunicipalityAmahlathiArea • Total3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,043 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African99.8% • Coloured0.1%First languages (2011) • Xhosa98.5% • Other1.5%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
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PO box
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Area code058

Frankfort is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Also known as eDonqaba.

Village 51 km north-east of King William’s Town. It developed from a settlement of members of the British-German Legion in 1857 and is named after Frankfurt in Germany.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Frankfort". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 167.
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