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Coordinates: 31°4030S 28°0000E / 31.67500°S 28.00000°E / -31.67500; 28.00000
 

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Ngcobo
Engcobo
Ngcobo is located in Eastern Cape
Ngcobo

Ngcobo

Ngcobo is located in South Africa
Ngcobo

Ngcobo

Ngcobo is located in Africa
Ngcobo

Ngcobo

Coordinates: 31°40′30S 28°00′00E / 31.67500°S 28.00000°E / -31.67500; 28.00000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEngcobo
Area
 • Total85.76 km2 (33.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total9,835
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.6%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White0.3%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa88.6%
 • Afrikaans3.9%
 • English2.6%
 • Sign language2.0%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5050
PO box
5050
Area code047

Ngcobo, alternatively rendered Engcobo,[2] is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Ngcobo is the main town of the Engcobo Local Municipality, which falls within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape. It is situated in the western part of the former bantustanofTranskei. Ngcobo is along R61 surrounded by the towns of Cofimvaba, Dutywa, Mthatha, Elliot and Cala. The villages in Ngcobo include Gqaga, Nkwenkwana, Bhokileni, Tshaphile, Mnyolo, Mhlophekazi, Yawa, Sandile, Nkondlo, Clarkebury, Gqobonco, Manzana, Mkhanzi, Qitsi, Mqonci, Xonya, Sigubudwini, All Saints, Mjanyana, Deberha, Mbhekeni, Quthubeni, Cefane, Ntibaneni, Nxamagela, Ngxogi, Zabasa, Sinqumeni, Gqaqhala, Sundwane, Gubenxe, Luhewini, Kalinyanga, Sixholosini, Thorha,Ntsinga, Goboti and Ntibaneni. Mbashe River separates Ngcobo from Mthatha. Durbame used gor peasants

History[edit]

On 1 November 1859, a day known in the Christian calendarasAll Saints' Day, Chief Fubu of the amaQwathi met with Archdeacon Waters and the Rev John Gordon of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG). As a result, they were granted a stretch of land in the Xuka valley, and soon thereafter the All Saints mission station was founded on the site under the leadership of the Rev Gordon. Today All Saints Parish is a cathedral.[citation needed] In 1876 Walter Stanford arrived at the station to take up his appointment as Resident Magistrate to the amaQwathi. He established the seat of his magistracy some 8 km from the station on a site known locally as Engcobo, a Xhosa term meaning "a green place next to a stream". In 1879 the amaQwathi rose in rebellion and, during the ensuing hostilities, both the mission and the magistracy were burnt to the ground, forcing their residents to flee. Following the surrender of the amaQwathi, the magistracy was re-established at Engcobo in 1881. The town was previously located in Mjanyana, well known as aleper institution.

Traditionally known as emaQwathini (the land of the Qwathi people), the town of Ngcobo has evolved to accommodate many nationalities. Recently, this town is a home to many Chinese, Pakistani, North African traders and more. The first non Xhosa professionals to settle in this area were Indian doctors working at All Saints Hospital and Ghanaian teachers who flooded the whole of the Transkei in the 1980s.

For a long time the town has been regarded as one of the most naturally beautiful towns in the province.[by whom?]For many years Ngcobo was the biggest town in the region serving many smaller towns like Cofimvaba, Tsomo, and Cala and this gave rise to a popular Xhosa saying "INgcobo yidolophu" meaning "Don't take it for granted, Ngcobo is a big town".

Ngcobo has two government hospitals:

All Saints General Hospital and Mjanyana TB Hospital[3]

Ngcobo is the birthplace of former ANC president Alfred Bathini Xuma, ANC stalwart Walter Sisulu, UDF stalwart Canon Mcebisi Xundu, Mondli Gungubele Ekurhuleni Mayor, former wife of Nelson Mandela Evelyn Mase and many who played a significant role in the history of South Africa.

Xhosa brickmaker at kiln near Ngcobo in the former Transkei in the 21st century.

Notable people from Ngcobo[edit]

Location[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ngcobo". Census 2011.
  • ^ Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75
  • ^ Eastern Cape Dept of Health official website

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ngcobo&oldid=1226279662"

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