Canzibe is a village of 1,000 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated near the R61 road (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) from Port St. Johns to Mthatha in the Nyandeni Local Municipality, which is part of the OR Tambo District Municipality. As a small village it features some primary schools and a hospital, the Canzibe Hospital.[2]
Canzibe | |
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  Canzibe  Canzibe | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′30″S 29°04′00″E / 31.80833°S 29.06667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | O.R. Tambo |
| Municipality | Nyandeni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,005 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.5% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.5% |
| • English | 1.9% |
| • Zulu | 1.7% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5144 |
| PO box | 5144 |
| Area code | 047 |
Economy
editCanzibe is part of one of the poorest areas of South Africa. Unemployment in 2008 was at 92%.[3]
Tourism
editNear Canzibe is the Hluleka Nature Reserve and Hluleka Beach (24 km away), as well as Presely Bay (18 km).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Canzibe". Census 2011.
- ^ Eastern Cape Dept of Health official website
- ^ W.K. Kellogg Foundation Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nyandeni Local Municipality