Berlin, South Africa

Berlin
Ntabozuko
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Coordinates: 32°52′26″S27°35′17″E / 32.874°S 27.588°E / -32.874; 27.588
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Buffalo City
Area [1]
• Total	38.22 km2 (14.76 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [1]
• Total	2,046
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	94.1%
•  Coloured	0.7%
•  Indian/Asian	0.1%
•  White	4.9%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Xhosa	91.2%
•  English	4.5%
•  Afrikaans	1.9%
• Other	2.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5660
PO box	5660
Area code	043

Berlin (officially renamed Ntabozuko on 23 February 2021) ^[2] is a small town in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Located about 20 km east of Qonce, it was founded in 1857 by Carl Pape, a missionary, and German settlers of the British-German Legion, and named after the German metropolis of Berlin. ^[3]

References

1. "Main Place Berlin". Census 2011.
2. "South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha". BBC. 24 February 2021.
3. Raper, Peter. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 76.