Mount Ayliff
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| Mount Ayliff | |
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  Mount Ayliff Mount Ayliff shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 30°48′33″S 29°22′01″E / 30.80917°S 29.36694°ECoordinates: 30°48′33″S 29°22′01″E / 30.80917°S 29.36694°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Umzimvubu |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,367 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Xhosa | 91.5% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Zulu | 1.4% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Postal code (street) | 4735 |
| PO box | 4735 |
| Area code | 039 |
Mount Ayliff is a small town in the eastern Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal. In the census of 2011, its population was recorded as being 5,367 people, of whom 98% described themselves as "Black African", and 91.5% spoke Xhosa as their first language.[2]
Mount Ayliff is located in the Umzimvubu Local Municipality, which is part of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality; it is the location of the headquarters of the latter.[3]
Xesibeland, the traditional region of the Xesibe people, was located around Mount Ayliff. The Xesbe (one of the Xhosa groups) was led by Chief Jojo; Jojo today is the royal family and still the leading family in Mount Ayliff.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Mount Ayliff". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Mount Ayliff". Census 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Contact information: Alfred Nzo District Municipality". Government Communication and Information System. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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