Bhisho

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Bhisho is a small administrative town in South Africa that serves as the political and governmental center of the Eastern Cape province.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bhisho canonical 13
Bhisho (for Eastern Cape) 1
Bhisho campus 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial capital
settlement
town
administrativeStatus administrative town
belongsToRegion Eastern Cape interior
capitalOf Eastern Cape
climate temperate
country South Africa
countryCode ZA
countrySubdivision province of Eastern Cape
elevation approximately 435 metres above sea level
formerRole capital of Ciskei
governingCountryCapital Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
governmentFunction location of provincial legislature buildings
seat of Eastern Cape provincial administration
hasAreaCodeCountry +27
hasFeature administrative offices
legislature complex
provincial government precinct
hasGovernmentBody Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Eastern Cape provincial government departments
Office of the Premier of Eastern Cape
hasNameOrigin Xhosa word "Bhisho" meaning "buffalo"
languageMajority Xhosa
languageOfficial Afrikaans
English
locatedIn Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Eastern Cape
locatedNear King William's Town
locatedOn Buffalo River
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa
populationScale small town
postalCountry South Africa
region former Ciskei homeland
roadConnection connected by road to East London
connected by road to King William's Town
role governmental center of Eastern Cape
political center of Eastern Cape
timeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
usedFor provincial governance
public administration
UTCOffset +2

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Subject: Bhisho
Description of subject: Bhisho is a small administrative town in South Africa that serves as the political and governmental center of the Eastern Cape province.

Referenced by (16)

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