About: Qumbu

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Qumbu is a town in O.R.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 the 18th century, where was accused of killing the then Missioner Mr who helps in the foundation of the town Magistrate court. Mhlontlo was lately arrested in King Williams Town. The nearest hospital is .

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  • Qumbu [ˈkǃumbu] ist eine Stadt in der südafrikanischen Provinz Ostkap (Eastern Cape). Sie ist Sitz der Gemeinde Mhlontlo im Distrikt OR Tambo. (de)
  • Qumbu is a town in O.R.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 the 18th century, where was accused of killing the then Missioner Mr who helps in the foundation of the town Magistrate court. Mhlontlo was lately 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 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 . In the 1990s a high level of stock theft in 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. (en)
  • 貢布是南非的城鎮,位於該國東部,由東開普省負責管轄,距離烏姆塔塔61公里,始建於1876年,面積38.15平方公里,2001年人口3,275,人口密度每平方公里86人。 (zh)
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  • Qumbu [ˈkǃumbu] ist eine Stadt in der südafrikanischen Provinz Ostkap (Eastern Cape). Sie ist Sitz der Gemeinde Mhlontlo im Distrikt OR Tambo. (de)
  • 貢布是南非的城鎮,位於該國東部,由東開普省負責管轄,距離烏姆塔塔61公里,始建於1876年,面積38.15平方公里,2001年人口3,275,人口密度每平方公里86人。 (zh)
  • Qumbu is a town in O.R.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 the 18th century, where was accused of killing the then Missioner Mr who helps in the foundation of the town Magistrate court. Mhlontlo was lately arrested in King Williams Town. The nearest hospital is . (en)
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  • 貢布 (東開普省) (zh)
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