Libode
Libode | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 31°32′S 29°01′E / 31.533°S 29.017°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | O.R. Tambo |
| Municipality | Nyandeni |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,560 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • isiXhosa | 92.3% |
| • English | 2.7% |
| • Other | 5.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5160 |
| PO box | 5160 |
| Area code | 047 |
Libode is a small town of 5000 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the R61 road (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Route) from Port St Johns in the east to Mthatha in the west and serves as the administrative seat of the Nyandeni Local Municipality, which is part of the OR Tambo District Municipality. As a small infrastructural hub for the surrounding rural area, Libode features a community college and a hospital, the St Barnabas Hospital.