St Mark's, Eastern Cape
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Coordinates: 32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381Coordinates: 32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Municipality | Intsika Yethu |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 852 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 99.8% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Xhosa | 95.7% |
• Zulu | 2.0% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
St Mark’s, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart. It was founded in 1855 as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2]
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