Elliot, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

31°20′S 27°51′E / 31.333°S 27.850°E / -31.333; 27.850CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrict Chris Hani MunicipalitySakhisizweArea

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• Total28.85 km² (11.14 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total14,376 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African93.9% • Coloured2.6% • Indian/Asian0.4% • White2.7% • Other0.3%First languages (2011)

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• Xhosa87.1% • Afrikaans4.5% • English4.5% • Sign language1.7% • Other2.3%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

5460

PO box

5460

Area code045

Elliot, also known as Khowa, 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 on the R56 road.^[2]

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 was renamed Khowa in 2017.^[4]

Notable people

Mark Andrews, rugby player
Binx, singer and musician
Os du Randt, rugby player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Elliot". Census 2011.
^ "Elliot, Tembuland | South African History Online".
^ "Saexplorer.co.za".
^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.