Ekhephini

Ekhephini, until February 2026 Barkly East, is a town in Eastern Cape Province, , seat of the , and 117 km by road E.S.E. of , lying in the mountainous area just south of .
Wikipedia
  • Town with 12,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,789 metres (5,869 feet)
  • Description: town in South Africa
  • Also known as
    “Barkley East”
    “Barkly East”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cloete Joubert Hospital.
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Ekhephini

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Latitude
-30.96828° or 30° 58′ 6″ south
Longitude
27.59572° or 27° 35′ 45″ east
Open location code
4GX92HJW+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262694951
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1021046
Wiki­data ID
Q808291

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venda—“Ekhephini” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Barkly East”
  • Afrikaans: “Barkly Oos”
  • Afrikaans: “Barkly-Oos”
  • Asturian: “Barkly East”
  • Catalan: “Barkly East”
  • Cebuano: “Barkly East”
  • Chinese: “东巴克利”
  • Chinese: “東巴克利”
  • Dutch: “Barkly East”
  • Dutch: “Barkly-Oos”
  • Estonian: “Barkly East”
  • French: “Barkly East”
  • German: “Barkly East”
  • German: “Ekhephini”
  • Italian: “Barkly East”
  • Pedi: “Barkly East”
  • Romanian: “Barkly-oos”
  • Romanian: “Barkly-Oos”
  • Southern Sotho: “Barkly East”
  • Spanish: “Barkly East”
  • Spanish: “Barkly Este”
  • Tswana: “Barkly East”
  • Urdu: “بارکلی ایسٹ”
  • Venda: “Barkly East, Kapa Vhubvaḓuvha”
  • Venda: “Barkly East”

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Notable Places Nearby

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