Berlin, South Africa Explained

Berlin
Official Name:Ntabozuko
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
Coordinates:-32.874°N 27.588°W
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Cape
Subdivision Name3:Buffalo City
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:38.22
Population Total:2046
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:94.1%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:4.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:91.2%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:4.5%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:1.9%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:5660
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:5660
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:043

Berlin (officially renamed Ntabozuko on 23 February 2021)[2] is a small town in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Located about 20 km east of Qonce, it was founded in 1857 by Carl Pape, a missionary, and German settlers of the British-German Legion, and named after the German metropolis of Berlin.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Berlin . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha . 2021-02-24 . BBC .
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 76.