Tsomo

Tsomo is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Tsomo
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Coordinates: 32.03794°S 27.81689°E / -32.03794; 27.81689
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Intsika Yethu
Established	1877
Area [1]
• Total	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,108
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	94.8%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.7%
• White	1.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	88.7%
• English	3.1%
• Afrikaans	1.1%
• Other	7.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	5400
Area code	047

The town is 45 km east of Qamata and 48 km west of Ndabakazi. Founded in 1877, it originated as a military station known as Tsomo Post. The name is derived from that of the Tsomo River, on which it is situated, which in turn is said to be named after a Xhosa chief who lived where the bridge now stands. Tsomo is known as a one way town. Tsomo was originally included in the Transkei territory of Fingoland (Mfenguland) however after the annexation by the British Fingoland was further divided into Butterworth, Tsomo and Nqamakwe.[2]