Tlokoeng

Tlokoeng, formerly Mount Fletcher,^[2] is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 69 km north-north-east of Maclear. It is a birthplace of both political activities Epainette Mbeki and Oscar Mpetha.

Tlokoeng Mount Fletcher
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Coordinates: 30.692°S 28.503°E / -30.692; 28.503
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Elundini
Area [1]
• Total	9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,488
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Hlubi	70.5%
• Sotho	32.2%
• Xhosa	5.9%
• English	1.8%
• Other	3.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	4770
Area code	039

Founded in 1882, Mount Fletcher takes its name from the mountain nearby. This was probably named after the Reverend John Fletcher of Madeley in England, a friend of John Wesley, although it is stated to have been named after a Captain Fletcher who was stationed there.^[3]

In 2022, the town was officially renamed Tlokoeng, which "means place of the Tlokoa clan" in Sesotho. ^[4] The provincial hospital in Tlokoeng is named Tayler Bequest.^[5]