Berlin, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
32°52′26″S 27°35′17″E / 32.874°S 27.588°E / -32.874; 27.588CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeMunicipalityBuffalo CityArea • Total38.22 km2 (14.76 sq mi)Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,046 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African94.1% • Coloured0.7% • Indian/Asian0.1% • White4.9% • Other0.3%First languages (2011) • Xhosa91.2% • English4.5% • Afrikaans1.9% • Other2.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
5660
PO box
5660
Area code043

Berlin (officially renamed Ntabozuko on 23 February 2021)[2] is a small town in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Located about 20 km east of Qonce, it was founded in 1857 by Carl Pape, a missionary, and German settlers of the British-German Legion, and named after the German metropolis of Berlin.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Berlin". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha". BBC. 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 76.
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