Libode

Libode
Libode is located in Eastern Cape
Libode
Libode
Libode is located in South Africa
Libode
Libode
Coordinates: 31°32′S 29°01′E / 31.533°S 29.017°E / -31.533; 29.017
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictO.R. Tambo
MunicipalityNyandeni
Area
 • Total3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation
770 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,560
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.9%
 • Coloured1.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • isiXhosa92.3%
 • English2.7%
 • Other5.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5160
PO box
5160
Area code047

Libode is a small town of 5000 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the R61 road (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) from Port St Johns in the east to Mthatha in the west and serves as the administrative seat of the Nyandeni Local Municipality, which is part of the OR Tambo District Municipality. As a small infrastructural hub for the surrounding rural area, Libode features a community college and a hospital, the St Barnabas Hospital.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Libode". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Eastern Cape Dept of Health official website Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine