Flagstaff, South Africa
Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some 80 km south-east of Kokstad and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.[2]
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| Coordinates: 31°4′48″S 29°30′16″E / 31.08000°S 29.50444°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | O.R. Tambo |
| Municipality | Ingquza Hill |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 6 |
| • Councillor | M. Didiza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,821 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • IsiXhosa | 89.5% |
| • English | 3.2% |
| • IsiZulu | 1.1% |
| • Other | 6.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4810 |
| PO box | 4810 |
| Area code | 039 |
History edit
The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the Cape Mounted Rifles.[2]
Education edit
The Flagstaff Primary School at Dlibona village was completed at a cost of R39 million in 2019. It consists of seven classrooms, a nutrition centre, science laboratory, multimedia centre, multipurpose classroom, administration block v8 security room.[3] Langa Secondary school located in Mashwabana settlement is one of the best science high schools in Flagstaff , well known for producing the best matric results as they are sitting on 89.9% pass rate. Langa S.S is a school which offers the following studies: science, commerce and hospitality.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Subplaces Nkuluekweni SP and Flagstaff SP1 from Census 2011.
- ^ a b "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 164.
- ^ Felem, Ayanda (19 April 2019). "Eastern Cape government opens R39m school". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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