Qumbu
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ S , 28 ° 52 ′ 5 ″ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| Eastern Cape | |||
| District | OR Tambo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | ||
| local community | Mhlontlo | ||
| height | 963 m | ||
| surface | 42.3 km² | ||
| Residents | 4928 (2011) | ||
| density | 116.5 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1876 | ||
Qumbu [ k!umbu ] is a city in the South African province of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape). It is the seat of the municipality of Mhlontlo in the OR Tambo district .
geography
In 2011, Qumbu had 4928 inhabitants (2011 census). 90% of the population speak isiXhosa as their first language . The city is about 60 kilometers north of Mthatha .
history
Qumbu was founded in 1876. The place name comes from the isiXhosa term amazimba aqumbu , German for example: "The grain has germinated" or "The grain has swollen", which indicates a tribal war at the time of the foundation. Until 1994 Qumbu belonged to the Homeland Transkei .
Infrastructure
Qumbu is on National Route 2 , which among other things connects Mthatha with Mount Frere to the north . The R396 runs from Tsolo via Qumbu to Maclear .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on November 22, 2013
- ↑ a b Southern African placenames (English, archive version )