Tylden is a village in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Tylden | |
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| Coordinates: 32°06′32″S 27°04′01″E / 32.109°S 27.067°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Enoch Mgijima |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 572 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • White | 11.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 87.2% |
| • English | 7.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.7% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 5323 |
Village 37 km south-east of Queenstown and 20 km north of Cathcart. Administered by a village management board. It was named after Captain Tylden of the Royal Engineers, officer in charge of a campaign against the Tambookies (Tembus) in 1851.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Tylden". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 442.
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