Tarkastad | |
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Clockwise from top: The main street in Tarkastad in 2012, Dutch Reformed Church Tarkastad, Nature around Tarkastad, World War I Memorial. | |
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| Coordinates: 32°01′S 26°16′E / 32.017°S 26.267°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Enoch Mgijima |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,604 |
| Racial Makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 54.0% |
| • Coloured | 29.9% |
| • White | 14.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| First Languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 44.9% |
| • Xhosa | 41.6% |
| • English | 10.0% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5370 |
| PO box | 5370 |
Tarkastad is a Karoo semi-urban settlement situated on the banks of Tarka River in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Tarkastad is on a plain to the north of the Winterberg mountain range on the R61 between Cradock and Komani and only three hours from Gqeberha. The name Tarkastad is believed to come from the Khoi-Khoi word Traka (meaning women) or the Celtic word Tarka (meaning otter) and the Afrikaans word Stad (meaning city). The fact that the town is overlooked by Martha and Mary; two peaks which look like two women resting after a hard day's work, also lends to the name.[1]
- ^ "Tarkastad". Roots Web.