Elliot, Eastern Cape

Khowa, formely known as Elliot, is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and lies 80 km south-west of Maclear and 65 km south-east of Barkly East.[2]

Khowa
Town Hall in Elliot
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Coordinates: 31°20′S 27°51′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Sakhisizwe
Area [1]
• Total	28.85 km^2 (11.14 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	14,376
• Density	500/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	93.9%
• Coloured	2.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	2.7%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	87.1%
• Afrikaans	4.5%
• English	4.5%
• Sign language	1.7%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5460
PO box	5460
Area code	045

History

Originally the village was established in 1885 and known as Slang River,[3] and in April 1894 was renamed Elliot, becoming a municipality in 1911. Named after Sir Henry George Elliot (1826-1912), Chief Magistrate of the Transkeian territories from 1891 to 1902. It's renamed Khowa in 2017. [4]

People born in Khowa

• Mark Andrews (rugby player)
• Os du Randt (rugby player)

References

1. "Main Place Elliot". Census 2011.
2. http://www.sahistory.org.za/places/elliot-tembuland
3. http://www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/distance/elliot_distance.asp
4. Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)