Ngqeleni is a town in OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Ngqeleni
Ngqeleni is located in Eastern Cape
Ngqeleni
Ngqeleni
Ngqeleni is located in South Africa
Ngqeleni
Ngqeleni
Coordinates: 31°40′12″S 29°01′41″E / 31.670°S 29.028°E / -31.670; 29.028
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictO.R. Tambo
MunicipalityNyandeni
Area
 • Total2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,629
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.2%
 • Coloured1.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White0.3%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa87.4%
 • English7.0%
 • Sign language1.6%
 • Northern Sotho1.1%
 • Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5140
PO box
5140
Area code047

Village in West Pondoland, 32 km southeast of Umtata and about 40 km north-north-west of Coffee Bay. The name is derived from the Xhosa ngqele, ‘cold’ or ‘frost’. Coldstream, which flows past it, may have a name translated from Ngqeleni, ‘at the cold’."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ngqeleni". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 335.