Tentergate Explained

Tentergate
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.09°N 26.461°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:Enoch Mgijima
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.08
Population Total:5187
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:99.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.2%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.4%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:94.5%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:1.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:4.3%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Transkei.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Tentergate . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Headman Thembilizwe Dywasha Assassination Site. Liberation Heritage Route South Africa. 29 August 2014.