Tylden, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
32°06′32″S 27°04′01″E / 32.109°S 27.067°E / -32.109; 27.067 (2011)[1]
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Tylden is a village in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village 37 km south-east of Queenstown and 20 km north of Cathcart. Administered by a village management board. It was named after Captain Tylden of the Royal Engineers, officer in charge of a campaign against the Tambookies (Tembus) in 1851.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Tylden". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 442.
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Municipalities and communities of Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Queenstown (Komani)
![Chris Hani District within South Africa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Map_of_South_Africa_with_Chris_Hani_highlighted_%282011%29.svg/150px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_Chris_Hani_highlighted_%282011%29.svg.png)
- Clarkebury
- Coghlan
- Engcobo (Ngcobo)
- Dordrecht
- Indwe
- Lady Frere (Cacadu)
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