Qamata, South Africa

Qamata
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Coordinates: 31°58′39″S27°26′23″E / 31.97750°S 27.43972°E / -31.97750; 27.43972
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Intsika Yethu
Area [1]
• Total	0.90 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	114
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	100.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Xhosa	95.6%
•  Northern Sotho	1.8%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	5327

Qamata ^[2] is a small town in Intsika Yethu Municipality, Chris Hani District (formerly St. Mark's District), Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. From 1963 to 1994, it was part of the semi-autonomous Transkei, and before that of western Tembuland. Qamata is located on Route R61 and on the Qamata River. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the town of Cofimvaba, 39 kilometres (24 mi) east of the R61 junction with the N6 national route and 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of Queenstown. ^[3]

History

Qamata was the birthplace of the Matanzima brothers, Kaiser and George, who were former rulers of the Transkei. It is also where they lived on probation after being released from gaol on corruption charges in 1987. ^[4]

Notes

1. "Main Place Qamata". Census 2011.
2. Qamada (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. "Index of Eastern Cape places: cities / towns / villages: Q" Archived 17 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Routes Travel Info Portal (South Africa)
4. Parks, Michael (12 May 1987). "S. African Homeland Leader Banishes Brother to Village Amid Coup Rumors - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2023.