Tsolo

Tsolo is a town in Mhlontlo Local Municipality in OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Coordinates: 31°19′00″S 28°45′00″E / 31.316667°S 28.75°E / -31.316667; 28.75
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	O.R. Tambo
Municipality	Mhlontlo
Area [1]
• Total	46.74 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,794
• Density	166.8/km2 (431.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	96.3%
• Coloured	1.5%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	91.7%
• English	2.5%
• Afrikaans	1.8%
• Other	4.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5170
PO box	5170
Area code	047
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The town is some 42 km north-west of Mthatha and 22 km south-west of Qumbu. The name, derived from Xhosa, is said to mean ‘pointed’, referring to the shape of hills there.^[2]

Tsolo has two government hospitals, St Lucy's Hospital and Dr. Malizo Mpehle Memorial Hospital.^[3]

It is a home to many villages such as Hlangani, Goqwana, Tiki-tiki, etc.With many rivers mostly from uGriniga Dam, which is a source of water for many villages including Hlangani and Goqwana

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Main Place Tsolo". Census 2011.
2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 439.
3. ^ Eastern Cape Dept of Health official website Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

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