St Mark's, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictChris HaniMunicipalityIntsika YethuArea • Total2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total852 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African99.8% • Coloured0.1% • Indian/Asian0.1%First languages (2011) • Xhosa95.7% • Zulu2.0% • Other2.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

St Mark's, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart.

History

It was founded in 1855 by Bishop John Armstrong as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place St Mark's". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 395.
  3. ^ Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.


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