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.
Ntabozuko
Berlin | |
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Coordinates: 32.874°S 27.588°E / -32.874; 27.588 | |
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 | 54/km2 (140/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 |
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]
Communities of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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Seat: East London | ||
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