Elliotdale

Elliotdale (Xhosa: Xhora) is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Elliotdale Bomvana Xhora
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Coordinates: 31.966667°S 28.683333°E / -31.966667; 28.683333
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Mbhashe
Area [1]
• Total	7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,267
• Density	317/km2 (821/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	93.8%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	0.7%
• Other	3.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	93.5%
• English	2.0%
• Other	4.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5070
PO box	5070
Area code	047

The town lies 50 km south of Mthatha and 22 km south-east of Mqanduli. It is named after Sir Henry Elliot, Chief Magistrate of the Transkei from 1891 to 1902.^[2]