Mount Frere

Mount Frere, officially KwaBhaca,^[2] is a town located in the Eastern Cape province, previously known as the Transkei region, of South Africa. KwaBhaca is situated between Kokstad and Mthatha along the N2 road about 100 km north east of Mthatha. It is administered by the Alfred Nzo District Municipality and the villages are ruled by the Tribal chief with intermediary borders.

Mount Frere KwaBhaca
Main street of Mount Frere
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Coordinates: 30°55′S 28°59′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Alfred Nzo
Municipality	Umzimvubu
Established	1876
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,252
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	96.1%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	0.8%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• isiBhaca	86.6%
• English	6.0%
• Hlubi	1.8%
• Other	5.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5090
PO box	5090
Area code	039 255

History

Its name in isiNguni is KwaBhaca, or "village of the Bhaca chiefdom", or "place of the Bhaca people",^[3] who settled here around the year 1825.

Mount Frere was founded in 1876 and named after Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere.^[3] In February 2016, Mount Frere was renamed KwaBhaca.^[2]