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; 27.067CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictChris HaniMunicipalityEnoch MgijimaArea • Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total572 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African87.6% • Coloured1.0% • White11.4%First languages (2011) • Xhosa87.2% • English7.2% • Afrikaans4.7% • Other0.9%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
5323

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Tylden". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 442.


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