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St Mark's, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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St Mark’s
St Mark’s is located in Eastern Cape
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St Mark’s
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St Mark’s is located in South Africa
St Mark’s
St Mark’s
Location within South Africa
Coordinates: 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityIntsika Yethu
Area
  Total
2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
1,500
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.8%
  Coloured0.1%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa95.7%
  Zulu2.0%
  Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
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History

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

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