Matatiele Local Municipality
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Matatiele Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Alfred Nzo District
of Eastern Cape
in South Africa
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The name is derived from the Sesotho language
and it means "the ducks have flown", in an apparent reference to the abundance of waterflow that even today inhabit the surrounding pools and marshes.
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Alfred Nzo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 550 392 people speak Xhosa...
of Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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The name is derived from the Sesotho language
Sesotho language
The Sotho language, also known as Sesotho, Southern Sotho, or Southern Sesotho, is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages, and in Lesotho, where it is the national language...
and it means "the ducks have flown", in an apparent reference to the abundance of waterflow that even today inhabit the surrounding pools and marshes.