Tarkastad
Tarkastad is a Karoo semi-urban settlement situated on the banks of Tarka River in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Tarkastad is on a plain to the north of the Winterberg mountain range on the R61 between Cradock and Komani and only three hours from Gqeberha.- Town with 1,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,265 feet)
- …dates from 1864
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dutch Reformed Church, Tarkastad and Martje Venter Hospital.
Tarkastad
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-32.00722° or 32° 0′ 26″ south
Longitude
26.26056° or 26° 15′ 38″ east
Open location code
4GV8X7V6+46
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Tarkastad” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Tarkastad”
- Asturian: “Tarkastad”
- Cebuano: “Tarkastad (kapital sa munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Tarkastad”
- Chinese: “塔卡斯塔德”
- Danish: “Tarkastad”
- Dutch: “Tarkastad”
- Estonian: “Tarkastad”
- French: “Tarkastad”
- German: “Tarkastad”
- Italian: “Tarkastad”
- Japanese: “タルカスタッド”
- Pedi: “Tarkastad”
- Romanian: “Tarkastad”
- Russian: “Таркастад”
- Zulu: “ITarkastad”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarkastad Magistrate’s Office and Tarkastad Town Hall.
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