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Frankfort, Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 32°45′25″S 27°27′50″E / 32.757°S 27.464°E / -32.757; 27.464
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Frankfort
Frankfort is located in Eastern Cape
Frankfort
Frankfort
Frankfort is located in South Africa
Frankfort
Frankfort
Coordinates: 32°45′25″S 27°27′50″E / 32.757°S 27.464°E / -32.757; 27.464
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityAmahlathi
Area
 • Total3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,043
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.8%
 • Coloured0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa98.5%
 • Other1.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
-
PO box
-
Area code058

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Frankfort". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 167.