Ngcobo

Ngcobo
—  town  —
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Postal code	50/50
Area code(s)	047
Ngcobo was originally founded by Sir Walter Stanford, English nobleman, govner, businessman in 1844,as a white settlement farming area. The name "Ngcobo" means lush-spring, reeds, longgrass or wet bush in most popular language the townsfolk speak, isiXhosa. This town is a home to many differrent peoples (amaXhosa,Chinese traders, Pakistani, north African traders and a lot more) For a long period the town has been reguarded as one of the most natural beautiful towns in the province.

Ngcobo (formerly Engcobo)^[1] is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Ngcobo has the status of a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape.

Ngcobo was situated in the former Bantustan of Transkei.

Xhosa brickmaker at kiln near Ngcobo in the former Transkei in the 21st century.

Notable people of Ngcobo

• Sanele Tshongweni
• Walter Sisulu
• Msimelelo Sondlo

Reference

1. ^ Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75 

Coordinates: 31°40′S 28°00′E / 31.667°S 28°E / -31.667; 28

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