Frankfort, Eastern Cape

Frankfort
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Coordinates: 32.757°S 27.464°E / -32.757; 27.464
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Amahlathi
Area [1]
• Total	3.35 km^2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,043
• Density	610/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.8%
• Coloured	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	98.5%
• Other	1.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	-
PO box	-
Area code	058

Frankfort is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Also known as eDonqaba.

Village 51 km north-east of King William’s Town. It developed from a settlement of members of the British-German Legion in 1857 and is named after Frankfurt in Germany.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Frankfort". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 167.