Kei Road

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Kei Road
Keiweg
32°42′07″S 27°33′32″E / 32.702°S 27.559°E / -32.702; 27.559
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityAmahlathi
Area
 • Total4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,179
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.5%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa96.9%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4920
PO box
4920
Area code043

Kei Road is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village 27 km north-east of King William’s Town and 24 km south-east of Stutterheim. It was so named after its situation on the military road between King William’s Town and the Kei River.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Kei Road". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 245.


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