Mount Ayliff
| Mount Ayliff | |||
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 48 ′ 33 ″ S , 29 ° 22 ′ 1 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Eastern Cape | |||
| District | Alfred Nzo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | ||
| local community | Umzimvubu | ||
| height | 1042 m | ||
| surface | 3.3 km² | ||
| Residents | 5367 (2011) | ||
| density | 1,616.6 Ew. / km² | ||
Mount Ayliff is a city in the South African province of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape). It is the administrative seat of the Alfred Nzo district and is located in the municipality of Umzimvubu .
geography
In 2011, Mount Ayliff had 5367 inhabitants (census). IsiXhosa is most commonly spoken. The city lies on the slope of the mountain of the same name, a little over 1500 meters high. The Umzimhlava flows to the west. The area is called Maxesibeni after a sub-grouping of the Xhosa . Nearby towns are Kokstad 40 kilometers north and Mount Frere 26 kilometers southwest. Mount Ayliff is near the border with KwaZulu-Natal Province .
history
The place was founded in 1878 and named after the nearby mountain. Various men can be considered as his namesake. Mount Ayliff was part of the Transkei until 1994 . In 1999, a storm in the Mount Ayliff area killed 22 people.
The traditional ruling family Jojo is based in Mount Ayliff.
Economy and Transport
Mount Ayliff is the site of a hospital.
The city is on the National Route 2 , which connects Mount Ayliff with Mount Frere in the west and Kokstad in the northeast, among others. There is a small airfield on the western edge of the city.
Personalities
- Mvume Dandala (* 1951), politician and church leader, born in Mount Ayliff
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on November 13, 2015
- ↑ a b Southern African place names (English), accessed on November 13, 2015
- ↑ entry in sahistory.org.za (English), accessed on November 13, 2015