Frankfort, Eastern Cape

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Frankfort
Coordinates: 32°45′25″S27°27′50″E / 32.757°S 27.464°E / -32.757; 27.464 Coordinates: 32°45′25″S27°27′50″E / 32.757°S 27.464°E / -32.757; 27.464
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Amahlathi
Area
[1]
  Total3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total2,043
  Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 99.8%
   Coloured 0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 98.5%
  Other1.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
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PO box
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Area code 058

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Frankfort". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 167.