| Tsomo | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -32.0379°N 27.8169°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 |
| Established Date: | 1877 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.72 |
| Population Total: | 2108 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 94.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.7% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 88.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 7.0% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 5400 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 047 |
Tsomo is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is 45 km east of Qamata and 48 km west of Ndabakazi.
Founded in 1877, it originated as a military station known as Tsomo Post.[2] The name is derived from that of the Tsomo River, on which it is situated, which in turn is said to be named after a Xhosa chief who lived where the bridge now stands.[2]
Tsomo was originally included in the Transkei territory of Fingoland (Mfenguland) however after the annexation by the British Fingoland was further divided into Butterworth, Tsomo and Nqamakwe.[3]