Flagstaff, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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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]
Flagstaff
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| Coordinates: 31°4′48″S 29°30′16″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | O.R. Tambo |
| Municipality | Ingquza Hill |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 6 |
| • Councillor | M. Didiza |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,821 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 95.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • IsiXhosa | 89.5% |
| • English | 3.2% |
| • IsiZulu | 1.1% |
| • Other | 6.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4810 |
| PO box | 4810 |
| Area code | 039 |
History
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]
Education
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]
