Dimbaza
E1045697
Dimbaza is a township in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, historically known as a resettlement area during apartheid and now part of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | township ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | township within a metropolitan municipality ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Eastern Cape province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicGroup | predominantly Black African population ⓘ |
| formerHomelandAssociation | Ciskei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChallenge |
housing shortages
ⓘ
infrastructure backlogs ⓘ limited economic opportunities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
informal settlements
ⓘ
light industrial areas ⓘ local clinics ⓘ residential areas ⓘ small retail businesses ⓘ township schools ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| historicalRole | apartheid resettlement area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high levels of poverty
ⓘ
underdevelopment during apartheid ⓘ unemployment challenges ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Cape ⓘ former Ciskei ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
King William’s Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qonce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Buffalo City urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postApartheidStatus |
incorporated into Eastern Cape
ⓘ
integrated into Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ |
| province | Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Amathole District area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resettledFrom |
rural areas consolidated into homelands
ⓘ
urban areas of South Africa ⓘ |
| resettlementPolicyContext | apartheid homeland policy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries on apartheid forced removals
ⓘ
human rights reports on resettlement camps ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| transportConnection |
road links to East London
ⓘ
road links to King William’s Town ⓘ |
| urbanClassification | township settlement ⓘ |
| usedFor |
forced removals
ⓘ
relocation of Black South Africans ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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