Kei Road is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Kei Road
Keiweg | |
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Coordinates: 32°42′07″S 27°33′32″E / 32.702°S 27.559°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Amahlathi |
Area | |
• Total | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,179 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.5% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 96.9% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4920 |
PO box | 4920 |
Area code | 043 |
Village 27 km north-east of King William’s Town and 24 km south-east of Stutterheim. It was so named after its situation on the military road between King William’s Town and the Kei River.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Kei Road". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 245.