Ntabozuko, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Ntabozuko (formerly Berlin until 23 February 2021)[2] is a small town in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Ntabozuko
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| Coordinates: 32.874°S 27.588°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.22 km2 (14.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,047 |
| • Density | 79.72/km2 (206.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.2% |
| • English | 4.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.9% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5660 |
| PO box | 5660 |
| Area code | 043 |
Located about 20 km east of Qonce, it was founded in 1857 by Carl Pape, a missionary, and German settlers of the British-German Legion, and named after the German metropolis of Berlin.[3]
Transport
Roads
The N2 is the main freeway passing Ntabazuko from Qonce in the west to KuGompo City in the south-east, with off-ramps at La Rochelle Street/Edgar Glass Street. However, the R102 is the main road through Ntabazuko, connecting the small town with Mdantsane and KuGompo City to the south-east.
