St Mark's, South Africa

St Mark’s
St Mark’s is located in Eastern Cape
St Mark’s
St Mark’s
St Mark’s is located in South Africa
St Mark’s
St Mark’s
Coordinates: 32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityIntsika Yethu
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
852
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African99.8%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Xhosa95.7%
 • Zulu2.0%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

St Mark's, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart.

History

It was founded in 1855 by Bishop John Armstrong as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place St Mark's". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 395.
  3. ^ Erasmus, B. P. J. (1995). On Route in South Africa. Internet Archive. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.


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