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Lusikisiki is a town in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The name is onomatopoeic, derived from the rustling sound of reeds in the wind,[2] named by the local Xhosa people. Lusikisiki is 45 kilometers inland from and north of Port St Johns. The town is positioned along the R61 (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) leading to Mthatha to the west and Durban to the north-east.

Lusikisiki
Main road of Lusikisiki Town.
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Coordinates: 31.368°S 29.576°E / -31.368; 29.576
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	O.R.Tambo
Municipality	Ingquza Hill
Area [1]
• Total	4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,028
• Density	980/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	94.0%
• Coloured	1.9%
• Indian/Asian	1.8%
• White	0.7%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	81.3%
• English	8.3%
• Zulu	2.2%
• Other	8.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4820
PO box	4820
Area code	039

History

Pre-colonial era

In this era, the AmaMpondo chief's kraal occupied what is now the present town village.

Colonial era

By 1894 European settlers started settling in Lusikisiki after Mpondoland was annexed by the Cape Colony and a magistrate took up residence there with a military camp established as well.[3][4]

Apartheid era

In 1953 the South African Apartheid government made attempts to persuade the people of Lusikisiki to accept the rule of Bantu authorities which they had established. The government worked with Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau to attempt to start a rehabilitation scheme in Pondoland.[5] The scheme was presented to the Lusikisiki community but was rejected. A few days later, the police entered the area.[6] A man called Mngqinga led a large local group to attack the police. This was later known as the Lusikisiki Revolt.

Climate

Lusikisiki receives high levels of rainfall, ranging between 874mm - 1060mm of rain per annum.[7] Rainfall is considered unseasonal, although Lusikisiki receives the majority of its rainfall during summer.[8] Winter temperatures reach their lowest in July, averaging 8 degrees Celsius at night. The area lies within Forest and Indian Coastal Thicket biomes, and White Milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme) are common.

Attractions around Lusikisiki

The Magwa Waterfall lies in the middle of the 1 800 hectare Magwa tea plantation, South Africa's last remaining tea estate just outside Lusikisiki. The curtain of the Magwa Waterfall falls 144 metres and drops into a narrow canyon.

Other points of interest include the Mkambati Nature Reserve which includes the Mzamba Fossil Beds estimated to be about 60 million years old, the Ntsubane Forest and Lupatana Nature Reserve.[9]

Notable people

• Khotso Sethuntsa - Sangoma
• Stella Sigcau - 1st female Prime Minister of the Bantustan of Transkei & South African national minister
• Simphiwe Dana - musician
• Mpho Mbiyozo - rugby union player

Crime

As of 2021, Lusikisiki has ranked number 1 in South Africa in terms of the national crime rate; these crimes includes; domestic robbery & sexual harassment.[10]

See also

• Mpofu Nature Reserve
• Pondoland

References

External links

• http://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/sketch-map-locations-lusikisiki-district-identification-place-residence-oral-informants
• http://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2017/11/18/new-hope-brews-magwa-tea-estate/
• http://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2017/07/13/majola-tea-estate-wound/

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[de] Lusikisiki

Lusikisiki ist ein Ort in der südafrikanischen Provinz Ostkap. Er liegt in der Gemeinde Ingquza Hill im Distrikt OR Tambo. Hier leben nach der Volkszählung von 2011 etwa 4.028 Personen.[1]

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