Kentani

Centani
Centani  Centani shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 32°31′00″S 28°19′00″E / 32.516667°S 28.316667°E / -32.516667; 28.316667Coordinates: 32°31′00″S 28°19′00″E / 32.516667°S 28.316667°E / -32.516667; 28.316667
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Mnquma
Area[1]
• Total	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,456
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	96.2%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	1.1%
• Other	1.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Xhosa	93.2%
• English	1.7%
• Other	5.1%
Area code	047

Centani is a settlement in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

It was the site of the battle of Centane (Kentani) on 7 February 1878 during the ninth Frontier War, where in more than 300 Xhosa were killed for the loss of only two government soldiers.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape District seat: East London Amahlathi Border Post Braunschweig Burnshill Cathcart Debe Nek Frankfort Kei Road Keiskammahoek Mnyameni Stutterheim Great Kei Chintsa Haga Haga Kei Mouth Komga Morgans Bay Queensberry Bay Sihota Mbhashe Dutywa Elliotdale Hobeni Willowvale Mnquma Blythswood Butterworth Kentani Mazeppa Bay Nqamakwe Qolora Mouth Ngqushwa Bell Bodiam Hamburg Peddie Wesley Wooldridge Nkonkobe Alice Balfour Calderwood Fort Beaufort Healdtown Hertzog Hogsback Katberg Middledrift Seymour Nxuba Adelaide Bedford