Mount Fletcher
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 4 ′ 17 ″ S , 28 ° 21 ′ 21 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Eastern Cape | |||
| District | Joe Gqabi | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | ||
| local community | Elundini | ||
| height | 1440 m | ||
| surface | 9.2 km² | ||
| Residents | 11,488 (2011) | ||
| density | 1,244.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1882 | ||
 Landscape near Mount Fletcher
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Mount Fletcher is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . It is located in the municipality Elundini Local Municipality in the district of Joe Gqabi District Municipality .
geography
In 2011, Mount Fletcher had a population of 11,488. Most residents give isiXhosa as their mother tongue, followed by Sesotho . Mount Fletcher is on the eastern edge of the city. He towers over them by more than a hundred meters. Lesotho is around 50 kilometers northwest.
history
The city was founded in 1882 after the end of the border wars . The place was named after the nearby mountain, which was named after the Reverend John Fletcher, friend of John Wesley , or a Captain Fletcher stationed there .
Mount Fletcher was in the Griqualand East area and later in Homeland Transkei, which was dissolved in 1994 .
Economy and Transport
Mount Fletcher has a campus of Ingwe TVET College where technicians are trained. There is a hospital in the village.
Mount Fletcher is on the R56 regional road that connects Maclear to the south and Matatiele to the north.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on January 22, 2016
- ^ Southern African Place Names , accessed January 24, 2016
- ↑ Mount Fletcher Campus ingwecollege.edu.za (English), accessed December 6, 2018