Thornhill | |
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  Thornhill  Thornhill | |
| Coordinates: 31°58′44″S 26°35′28″E / 31.979°S 26.591°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Enoch Mgijima |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,288 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.3% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5365 |
| PO box | 6375 |
| Area code | 045 |
Thornhill is a rural village in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality under the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Under the previous political dispensation (till 1994) it fell in the Ciskei homeland.