Kommadagga

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Kommadagga
Kommadagga is located in Eastern Cape
Kommadagga
Kommadagga
Coordinates: 33°07′08″S 25°54′04″E / 33.11889°S 25.90111°E / -33.11889; 25.90111Coordinates: 33°07′08″S 25°54′04″E / 33.11889°S 25.90111°E / -33.11889; 25.90111
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
MunicipalityBlue Crane Route
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5800

Kommadagga is a settlement 28 kilometres (17 mi) west-north-west of Riebeek East and 49 kilometres (30 mi) north of Paterson. The name is from Khoikhoi and consists of two Khoikhoi words, 'Komma' searching for and 'dagga', the medicinal herb and loosely translates into 'searching for dagga'.

{#tag:ref |Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 256. Retrieved 28 August 2013. |name=dosapn}}

The Anglican church of St. George, Kommadagga is on the farm Three Fountains.[1]

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