5-522: Qumbu is a town in OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . The town is 61 km north of Mthatha and was founded in 1876. The name is of isiXhosa origin, derived from amazimba aqumbu , ‘the corn has budded’, or ‘the corn is swollen’, referring to a tribal war which occurred at that time of the year. It is also known by its tribal fights during
10-660: Is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . It is within the Wild Coast Region . The seat is Mthatha . As of 2011, the vast majority (94%) of its 1,364,943 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa . The district is named after Oliver Tambo . The district code is DC15. OR Tambo is surrounded by: The district contains the following local municipalities : After the 2011 municipal election , OR Tambo District shrunk, with Mbizana and Ntabankulu local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality . The following statistics are from
15-664: The 19th century, where Chief Mhlontlo of the AmaMpondomise was accused of killing the then Missioner Mr Hamilton Hope who helps in the foundation of the town Magistrate court. Mhlontlo was later arrested in King Williams Town . Qumbu was the first place in the Eastern Transkei homeland to have a hospital named Nessie Knight in the nearby rural area of Sulenkama, founded by the Missioner Mr Peterson. It lies on
20-534: The area resulted in a low-level civil war that engulfed Qumbu and the nearby settlement of Tsolo . This conflict left an estimated 400 people dead. In 2007 the area was still ranked as having one of the highest rates of stock theft in South Africa. This Eastern Cape location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . OR Tambo District Municipality The OR Tambo District Municipality ( Xhosa : uMasipala weSithili sase OR Tambo )
25-569: The north-east side of the Eastern Cape provincial border alongside the N2 route between Mthatha and Mt Frere , and the R396 between Tsolo and Maclear . It is bordered by King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality to the south, Nyandeni Local Municipality to the east, Umzimvubu Local Municipality to the north The nearest hospital is Nessie Knight Hospital . In the 1990s a high level of stock theft in
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