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Tsholomnqa

Coordinates:33°09′40″S27°31′41″E/ 33.161190°S 27.528158°E/-33.161190; 27.528158
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Tsholomnqa
Coordinates:33°09′40″S27°31′41″E/ 33.161190°S 27.528158°E/-33.161190; 27.528158
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Time zoneUTC+2(SAST)

Tsholomnqais a rural area and village situated inEastern CapeinSouth Africain theMdantsaneDistrict.

Geography

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Situated in theBuffalo City Metropolitan MunicipalitynearEast London,it is the home village of the rugby playerMakazole Mapimpi.[1][2]

History

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Historic battles involving theXhosapeople took place in this region.[3][4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^Bcmnews
  2. ^SABC News
  3. ^Mail and Gardian
  4. ^Jeffrey B. Peires,The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence,University of California Press, 1982, p.51