Ngcobo

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other_nameEngcobo
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subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Chris Hani
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Engcobo
subdivision_type4Main Place
established_titleEstablished
leader_titleCouncillor
area_footnotes
area_total_km285.76
population_footnotes
population_total9835
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Racial makeup (2011)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_info198.6%
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_info20.2%
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_info30.4%
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_info40.3%
demographics1_title5Other
demographics1_info50.4%
demographics_type2First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Xhosa
demographics2_info188.6%
demographics2_title2Afrikaans
demographics2_info23.9%
demographics2_title3English
demographics2_info32.6%
demographics2_title4Sign language
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| name = Ngcobo | other_name = Engcobo | pushpin_map = South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Chris Hani | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Engcobo | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 85.76 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 9835 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 98.6% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 0.2% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 0.4% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 0.3% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.4% | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Xhosa | demographics2_info1 = 88.6% | demographics2_title2 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info2 = 3.9% | demographics2_title3 = English | demographics2_info3 = 2.6% | demographics2_title4 = Sign language | demographics2_info4 = 2.0% | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 2.9% | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = 5050 | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = 5050 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 047 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

History

On 1 November 1859, a day known in the Christian calendar as All Saints' Day, Chief Fubu of the amaQwathi met with Archdeacon Waters and the Rev John Gordon of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG). As a result, they were granted a stretch of land in the Xuka valley, and soon thereafter the All Saints mission station was founded on the site under the leadership of the Rev Gordon. Today All Saints Parish is a cathedral. In 1876 Walter Stanford arrived at the station to take up his appointment as Resident Magistrate to the amaQwathi. He established the seat of his magistracy some 8 km from the station on a site known locally as Engcobo, a Xhosa term meaning "a green place next to a stream". In 1879 the amaQwathi rose in rebellion and, during the ensuing hostilities, both the mission and the magistracy were burnt to the ground, forcing their residents to flee. Following the surrender of the amaQwathi, the magistracy was re-established at Engcobo in 1881. The town was previously located in Mjanyana, well known as aleper institution.

Traditionally known as emaQwathini (the land of the Qwathi people), the town of Ngcobo has evolved to accommodate many nationalities. Recently, this town is a home to many Chinese, Pakistani, North African traders and more. The first non Xhosa professionals to settle in this area were Indian doctors working at All Saints Hospital and Ghanaian teachers who flooded the whole of the Transkei in the 1980s.

For many years Ngcobo was the biggest town in the region serving many smaller towns like Cofimvaba, Tsomo, and Cala and this gave rise to a popular Xhosa saying "INgcobo yidolophu" meaning "Don't take it for granted, Ngcobo is a big town".

Ngcobo has two government hospitals:

All Saints General Hospital and Mjanyana TB Hospital

Ngcobo is the birthplace of former ANC president Alfred Bathini Xuma, ANC stalwart Walter Sisulu, UDF stalwart Canon Mcebisi Xundu, Mondli Gungubele Ekurhuleni Mayor, former wife of Nelson Mandela Evelyn Mase and many who played a significant role in the history of South Africa.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Xhosa_brickmaker_at_kiln_near_Ngcobo.jpg" caption="Xhosa]] brickmaker at [[kiln]] near Ngcobo in the former [[Transkei]] in the 21st century."] ::

Notable people

Location

|Centre = Ngcobo |North = Barkly East Elliot |Northeast = Ugie, Maclear |South = Idutywa |East = Mthatha |Southwest = Cofimvaba |West = Lady Frere |Northwest = Dordrecht, Indwe, Cala

References

References

  1. "Main Place Ngcobo". Census 2011.
  2. Jenkins, Elwyn. (2007). "Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names". David Philip Publishers.
  3. [http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/ecdoh/hospitals.asp?type=District&mid=97 Eastern Cape Dept of Health official website]

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