Tentergate

Tentergate is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tentergate
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Coordinates: 32.090°S 26.461°E / -32.090; 26.461
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Enoch Mgijima
Area [1]
• Total	6.08 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,187
• Density	853/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.3%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	94.5%
• English	1.2%
• Other	4.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Tentergate was established in 1976, as a relocation camp for the people who fled Herschel ahead of its incorporation into an independent Transkei.^[2]