Mdantsane

Mdantsane is a South African urban township situated 15 km away from KuGompo City and 37 km away from Qonce in the Eastern Cape. It is the second largest township in Eastern Cape and 17th largest in the Top 20 largest townships in South Africa.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mdantsane
Settlement.settlement_type: Township
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Buffalo City
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: East London
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Mdantsane.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The township near KuGompo City, Eastern Cape
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1940
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 154576
Settlement.demographics_type1: Racial makeup (2011)
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Black
Settlement.demographics1_info1: 70.1 %

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Wikidata facts

Image: Mdantsane.jpg
Dialing code: 043

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postal code: 5219
Commons category: Mdantsane

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Contents

History
Establishment
Township in independent Ciskei
Egerton Massacre
Today
Demographics
Entertainment
Sports
Art of Mdantsane
Transport
Famous residents
References
External links

The name Mdantsane was derived from a stream that ran from the Nahoon River down to the Buffalo River. Some believe the stream was called Dontsane. Soon after the stream was named, a "white farm" which was at the entrance of Mdantsane (now known as Zone 1) was also named after the stream Dontsane or Umdanzani.