Elliot, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
31°20′S 27°51′E / 31.333°S 27.850°E / -31.333; 27.850[1]
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Elliot, also known as Khowa, is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and lies 80 km south-west of Maclear and 65 km south-east of Barkly East on the R56 road.[2]
History
Originally the village was established in 1885 and known as Slang River,[3] and in April 1894 was renamed Elliot, becoming a municipality in 1911. Named after Sir Henry George Elliot (1826-1912), Chief Magistrate of the Transkeian territories from 1891 to 1902. It was renamed Khowa in 2017.[4]
Notable people
- Mark Andrews, rugby player
- Binx, singer and musician
- Os du Randt, rugby player
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Elliot". Census 2011.
- ^ "Elliot, Tembuland | South African History Online".
- ^ "Saexplorer.co.za".
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
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