Tsolo

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Tsolo
Coordinates: 31°19′00″S28°45′00″E / 31.316667°S 28.75°E / -31.316667; 28.75
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District O.R. Tambo
Municipality Mhlontlo
Area
[1]
  Total46.74 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total7,794
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 96.3%
   Coloured 1.5%
   Indian/Asian 1.4%
   White 0.4%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 91.7%
   English 2.5%
   Afrikaans 1.8%
  Other4.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5170
PO box
5170
Area code 047

Tsolo is a town in Mhlontlo Local Municipality in OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The town is some 42 km north-west of Mthatha and 22 km south-west of Qumbu. The name, derived from Xhosa, is said to mean ‘pointed’, referring to the shape of hills there. [2]

Tsolo has two government hospitals, St Lucy's Hospital and Dr. Malizo Mpehle Memorial Hospital. <reEastern Cape Dept of Health official website Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine </ref>

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Tsolo". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 439.