Mount Ayliff
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Mount Ayliff is a small town in the eastern Eastern Cape
province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal
. In the census of 2001
, its population was recorded as being 4,881 people, of whom 98% described themselves as "Black African", and 96% spoke Xhosa
as their first language
.
Mount Ayliff is located in the Umzimvubu Local Municipality
, which is part of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality
; it is the location of the headquarters of the latter.
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...
province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
. In the census of 2001
South African National Census of 2001
The South African National Census of 2001 is the most recent national census of South Africa.The census was undertaken by Statistics South Africa and undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night, 9–10 October 2001. The enumeration primarily took place from 10 to...
, its population was recorded as being 4,881 people, of whom 98% described themselves as "Black African", and 96% spoke Xhosa
Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
as their first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
.
Mount Ayliff is located in the Umzimvubu Local Municipality
Umzimvubu Local Municipality
Umzimvubu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Alfred Nzo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.Umzivumbu is an isiXhosa name which means “home of the hippopotamus”....
, which is part of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality
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...
; it is the location of the headquarters of the latter.