Bhisho

E82428

provincial capital settlement town

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

Aliases (1)

Bhisho campus ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provincial capital → settlement → town →
administrativeStatus	administrative town →
belongsToRegion	Eastern Cape interior →
capitalOf	Eastern Cape NERFINISHED →
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 →
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 NERFINISHED →
locatedNear	King William's Town →
locatedOn	Buffalo River →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
partOf	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	South African Standard Time →
usedFor	provincial governance → public administration →
UTCOffset	+2 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
University of Fort Hare ("Bhisho campus") →	campus
Eastern Cape →	capital
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature →	locatedIn
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature →	meetsIn
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature →	seat