St Mark's, South Africa Explained

St Mark’s
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.013°N 27.381°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chris Hani
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Intsika Yethu
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.43
Population Total:852
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:99.8%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:95.7%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:2.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

St Mark's, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart.

History

It was founded in 1855 by Bishop John Armstrong as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place St Mark’s . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 395.
  3. Book: Erasmus, B. P. J. . On Route in South Africa . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Internet Archive . 1995 . 978-1-86842-026-1 . Johannesburg . 209.