St Mark's, Eastern Cape

St Mark’s
St Mark’s
St Mark’s
St Mark’s

 St Mark’s shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381Coordinates: 32°00′47″S 27°22′52″E / 32.013°S 27.381°E / -32.013; 27.381
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Municipality Intsika Yethu
Area[1]
  Total 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 852
  Density 350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.8%
  Coloured 0.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Xhosa 95.7%
  Zulu 2.0%
  Other 2.4%

St Mark’s, Eastern Cape is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village on the White Kei River, about 15 km west of Cofimvaba and 40 km north-east of Cathcart. It was founded in 1855 as one of four Anglican mission stations named after the apostles.[2]

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