Border Post | |
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Coordinates: 32°43′23″S 27°30′18″E / 32.723°S 27.505°ECoordinates: 32°43′23″S 27°30′18″E / 32.723°S 27.505°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Amahlathi |
Area | |
• Total | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,052 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.8% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 97.7% |
• Sign language | 1.0% |
• Other | 1.3% |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Border Post is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The name indicates the border post that existed here between the former homeland of Ciskei and the Republic of South Africa, during the apartheid years of 1981-1994.