Tlokoeng Mount Fletcher | |
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  Tlokoeng  Tlokoeng | |
| Coordinates:30°41′31″S28°30′11″E / 30.692°S 28.503°E /-30.692; 28.503 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Elundini |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,488 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Hlubi | 70.5% |
| • Sotho | 32.2% |
| • Xhosa | 5.9% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4770 |
| Area code | 039 |
Tlokoeng, formallyMount Fletcher,[2] is a town inJoe Gqabi District Municipality in theEastern Cape province ofSouth Africa, 69 km north-north-east ofMaclear. It is a birthplace of both political activitiesEpainette Mbeki andOscar Mpetha.
Founded in 1882, Mount Fletcher takes its name from the mountain nearby. This was probably named after the ReverendJohn Fletcher ofMadeley in England, a friend ofJohn Wesley, although it is stated to have been named after a Captain Fletcher who was stationed there.[3]
In 2022, the town was officially renamedTlokoeng, which "means place of theTlokoa clan" in Sesotho.[4] The provincial hospital in Tlokoeng is namedTayler Bequest.[5]
Municipalities and communities ofJoe Gqabi District Municipality,Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat:Barkly East | ||
| Elundini |
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| Senqu | ||
| Walter Sisulu | ||
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