Tentergate

Tentergate
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Coordinates: 32°05′24″S26°27′40″E / 32.090°S 26.461°E / -32.090; 26.461
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Enoch Mgijima
Area [1]
• Total	6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	5,187
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	99.3%
•  Coloured	0.2%
•  Indian/Asian	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Xhosa	94.5%
•  English	1.2%
• Other	4.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Transkei. ^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Tentergate". Census 2011.
2. "Headman Thembilizwe Dywasha Assassination Site". Liberation Heritage Route South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.