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Tentergate

Coordinates: 32°05′24″S 26°27′40″E / 32.090°S 26.461°E / -32.090; 26.461
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Tentergate
Tentergate is located in Eastern Cape
Tentergate
Tentergate
Tentergate is located in South Africa
Tentergate
Tentergate
Coordinates: 32°05′24″S 26°27′40″E / 32.090°S 26.461°E / -32.090; 26.461
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEnoch Mgijima
Area
 • Total6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,187
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.3%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa94.5%
 • English1.2%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Transkei.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Tentergate". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Headman Thembilizwe Dywasha Assassination Site". Liberation Heritage Route South Africa. Retrieved 29 August 2014.