| Flagstaff | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -31.08°N 29.5044°W |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Name2: | O.R. Tambo |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ingquza Hill |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Government Type: | Ward 6 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | M. Didiza |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.7 |
| Population Total: | 4821 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 95.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | IsiXhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 89.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | IsiZulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 6.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4810 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4810 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 039 |
Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some 80 km south-east of Kokstad and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.[2]
The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the Cape Mounted Rifles.[2]
The Flagstaff Primary School at Dlibona village was completed at a cost of R39 million in 2019. It consists of seven classrooms, a nutrition centre, science laboratory, multimedia centre, multipurpose classroom, administration block v8 security room.[3] Langa Secondary school located in Mashwabana settlement is one of the best science high schools in Flagstaff, well known for producing the best matric results as they are sitting on 89.9% pass rate. Langa S.S is a school which offers the following studies: science, commerce and hospitality.