Flagstaff, Eastern Cape

Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some 80 km south-east of Kokstad and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.[2]

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Coordinates: 31°4′48″S 29°30′16″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	O.R.Tambo
Municipality	Ingquza Hill
Government
• Type	Ward 6
• Councillor	M. Didiza
Area [1]
• Total	2.7 km^2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,821
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	95.7%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.2%
• White	0.3%
• Other	2.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• IsiXhosa	89.5%
• English	3.2%
• IsiZulu	1.1%
• Other	6.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4810
PO box	4810
Area code	039

History

The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the Cape Mounted Rifles.[2]

Education

The Flagstaff Primary School at Dlibona village was completed at a cost of R39 million in 2019. It consists of seven classrooms, a nutrition centre, science laboratory, multimedia centre, multipurpose classroom, administration block and security room.[3]

References

1. Sum of the Subplaces Nkuluekweni SP and Flagstaff SP1 from Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 164.
3. Felem, Ayanda (19 April 2019). "Eastern Cape government opens R39m school". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.