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Mount Ayliff
eMaxesibeni | |
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  Mount Ayliff  Mount Ayliff | |
| Coordinates: 30°48′33″S 29°22′01″E / 30.80917°S 29.36694°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Umzimvubu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,367 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.5% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Zulu | 1.4% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4735 |
| PO box | 4735 |
| Area code | 039 |
Mount Ayliff, officially eMaxesibeni,[2] is a small town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal.
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.[3]
Xesibeland, the traditional region of the Xesibe people, was located around Mount Ayliff. The Xesibe was led by Chief Jojo; Jojo today is the royal family and still the leading family in EmaXesibeni.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Mount Ayliff". Census 2011.
- ^ "WATCH | Crossing rickety bridge a daily nightmare for EC villagers | eNCA".
- ^ "Contact information: Alfred Nzo District Municipality". Government Communication and Information System. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.