Mthatha region
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The Mthatha region is an area in South Africa’s Eastern Cape centered on the town of Mthatha, serving as a key administrative, economic, and cultural hub for the surrounding rural communities.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical area
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Mthatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Mthatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeFunction | regional service center ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Mthatha Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Xhosa traditional practices ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | center for Xhosa culture ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | predominantly Black African population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacteristic |
high rural dependency
ⓘ
service-based economy ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | regional education hub ⓘ |
| hasHealthFacility | Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHealthRole | regional health hub ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationInstitution | Walter Sisulu University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAssociation | Transkei homeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeySector |
education
ⓘ
health services ⓘ public administration ⓘ retail trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
small-scale commercial farming
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasMajorEthnicGroup | Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality | King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePersonAssociation | Nelson Mandela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalHub | Mthatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Mthatha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rolling hills ⓘ |
| hasTimeZone | South African Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure | N2 national road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenter | Mthatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAdministrativeHubFor | surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
| isCulturalHubFor | surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
| isEconomicHubFor | surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Cape
ⓘ
eastern South Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
OR Tambo District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Transkei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
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