Ngcobo

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Coordinates: 31°40′30″S 28°00′00″E / 31.67500°S 28.00000°E / -31.67500; 28.00000
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Engcobo
Area [1]
• Total	85.76 km2 (33.11 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	9,835
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.6%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.3%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	88.6%
• Afrikaans	3.9%
• English	2.6%
• Sign language	2.0%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5050
PO box	5050
Area code	047

Ngcobo, alternatively rendered Engcobo,^[2] is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Ngcobo is the main town of the Engcobo Local Municipality, which falls within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape. It is situated in the western part of the former bantustan of Transkei. Ngcobo is along R61 surrounded by the towns of Cofimvaba, Dutywa, Mthatha, Elliot and Cala. The villages in Ngcobo include Gqaga, Nkwenkwana, Bhokileni, Tshaphile, Mnyolo, Mhlophekazi, Yawa, Sandile, Nkondlo, Clarkebury, Gqobonco, Manzana, Mkhanzi, Qitsi, Mqonci, Xonya, Sigubudwini, All Saints, Mjanyana, Deberha, Mbhekeni, Quthubeni, Cefane, Ntibaneni, Nxamagela, Ngxogi, Zabasa, Sinqumeni, Gqaqhala, Sundwane, Gubenxe, Luhewini, Kalinyanga, Sixholosini, Thorha,Ntsinga, Goboti and Ntibaneni. Mbashe River separates Ngcobo from Mthatha. Durbame used gor peasants