Ngcobo
Sign in to saveNgcobo, alternatively rendered Engcobo, is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ngcobo
- Settlement.other_name
- Engcobo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chris Hani
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Engcobo
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 85.76
- Settlement.population_total
- 9835
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1876
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Engcobo Local Municipality
- Shares border with
- Barkly East
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable people
- Location
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Ngcobo, alternatively rendered Engcobo, is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Ngcobo is the main town of the Engcobo Local Municipality, which falls within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape. It is situated in the western part of the former bantustan of Transkei. Ngcobo is along R61 surrounded by the towns of Cofimvaba, Dutywa, Mthatha, Elliot and Cala.Mbashe River separates Ngcobo from Mthatha. Durbame used gor peasants