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Tlokoeng
Mount Fletcher | |
|---|---|
  Tlokoeng  Tlokoeng | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′31″S 28°30′11″E / 30.692°S 28.503°E | |
| 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, formally Mount Fletcher,[2] is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 69 km north-north-east of Maclear. It is a birthplace of both political activities Epainette Mbeki and Oscar Mpetha.
Founded in 1882, Mount Fletcher takes its name from the mountain nearby. This was probably named after the Reverend John Fletcher of Madeley in England, a friend of John Wesley, although it is stated to have been named after a Captain Fletcher who was stationed there.[3]
In 2022, the town was officially renamed Tlokoeng, which "means place of the Tlokoa clan" in Sesotho. [4] The provincial hospital in Tlokoeng is named Tayler Bequest.[5]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Mount Fletcher". Census 2011.
- ^ "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 318.
- ^ HALLEBACH, Peter. "travelnews.africa - South Africa has renamed 17 locations in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga". travelnews.africa. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Cape Department of Health - HOSPITALS & HEALTHCARE - Tayler Bequest Hospital". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013. Eastern Cape Dept of Health website