Mhlangeni

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Mhlangeni
Hertzog
Mhlangeni is located in Eastern Cape
Mhlangeni
Mhlangeni
Coordinates: 32°34′41″S 26°42′50″E / 32.578°S 26.714°E / -32.578; 26.714Coordinates: 32°34′41″S 26°42′50″E / 32.578°S 26.714°E / -32.578; 26.714
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityRaymond Mhlaba
Area
 • Total1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total323
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African100.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa98.1%
 • English1.2%
 • Other0.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Mhlangeni (also known as Hertzog) is a settlement in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village in the Kat River Valley, 7 km south-west of Seymour and some 27 km north-east of Fort Beaufort. Originally named Tamboekievlei, then in 1837, named after (1792–1847), Assistant Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony from 1828 and surveyor of the .[2] It is now known as Mhlangeni.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Main Place Mhlangeni". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 208.
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