Berlin, South Africa
Berlin | |
|---|---|
| Ntabozuko | |
Berlin Berlin Berlin | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′26″S 27°35′17″E / 32.874°S 27.588°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.22 km2 (14.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,046 |
| • Density | 53.53/km2 (138.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.2% |
| • English | 4.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.9% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5660 |
| PO box | 5660 |
| Area code | 043 |
Berlin (officially renamed Ntabozuko on 23 February 2021)[2] is a small town in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Located about 20 km east of Qonce, it was founded in 1857 by Carl Pape, a missionary, and German settlers of the British-German Legion, and named after the German metropolis of Berlin.[3]
Transport
Roads
The N2 is the main freeway passing Ntabazuko from Qonce in the west to East London in the south-east, with off-ramps at La Rochelle Street/Edgar Glass Street. However, the R102 is the main road through Ntabazuko, connecting the small town with Mdantsane and East London to the south-east.
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Berlin". Census 2011.
- ^ "South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha". BBC. 24 February 2021.
- ^ Raper, Peter. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 76.