St Mark's, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart.
St Mark’s | |
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Coordinates: 32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Municipality | Intsika Yethu |
Area | |
• Total | 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 852 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.8% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 95.7% |
• Zulu | 2.0% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
History edit
It was founded in 1855 by Bishop John Armstrong as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Main Place St Mark's". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 395.
- ^ Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.
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