Tlokoeng
Mount Fletcher | |
|---|---|
  Tlokoeng  Tlokoeng | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′31″S 28°30′11″E / 30.692°S 28.503°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Elundini |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,488 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Hlubi | 70.5% |
| • Sotho | 32.2% |
| • Xhosa | 5.9% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4770 |
| Area code | 039 |
Tlokoeng, formally Mount Fletcher,[2] is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 69 km north-north-east of Maclear.
Founded in 1882, Mount Fletcher takes its name from the mountain nearby. This was probably named after the Reverend John Fletcher of Madeley in England, a friend of John Wesley, although it is stated to have been named after a Captain Fletcher who was stationed there.[3]
In 2022, the town was officially renamed Tlokoeng, which "means place of the Tlokoa clan" in Sesotho. [4] The provincial hospital in Tlokoeng is named Tayler Bequest.[5]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Mount Fletcher". Census 2011.
- ^ "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 318.
- ^ HALLEBACH, Peter. "travelnews.africa - South Africa has renamed 17 locations in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga". travelnews.africa. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Cape Department of Health - HOSPITALS & HEALTHCARE - Tayler Bequest Hospital". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013. Eastern Cape Dept of Health website