Lusikisiki

Lusikisiki
Lusikisiki
Lusikisiki
Lusikisiki

 Lusikisiki shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 31°22′05″S 29°34′34″E / 31.368°S 29.576°E / -31.368; 29.576Coordinates: 31°22′05″S 29°34′34″E / 31.368°S 29.576°E / -31.368; 29.576
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District O.R.Tambo
Municipality Ingquza Hill
Established 1894
Area[1]
 • Total 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,028
 • Density 980/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 94.0%
 • Coloured 1.9%
 • Indian/Asian 1.8%
 • White 0.7%
 • Other 1.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 81.3%
 • English 8.3%
 • Zulu 2.2%
 • Other 8.2%
Postal code (street) 4820
PO box 4820
Area code 039
An aerial view of Mboyti, a small settlement and coastal resort located within the Lusikisiki area on the mouth of the Mboyti River.

Lusikisiki is a town in Ingquza Hill Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

This village is 45 km north of Port St Johns in East Pondoland. It developed from a military camp established in 1894, was surveyed in 1902 and administered by a village management board since 1932. The name is onomatopoeic, derived from the rustling sound of reeds in the wind.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Lusikisiki". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 286.
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