Ntabankulu, alternatively rendered as Tabankulu, is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, situated some 50 km south-east of KwaBhaca (formerly Mount Frere) and 66 km south-west of Kokstad.
Ntabankulu falls within the Ntabankulu Local Municipality and the Alfred Nzo District Municipality. Ntabankulu is the administrative centre/seat of Ntabankulu Local Municipality.
Ntabankulu is primarily known for agriculture and tourism, as well as being near the high mountains in South Africa. Ntanbankulu is also known for having around 95% of its population fluent in the Xhosa language.
History
Of Xhosa origin, the name means ‘large mountain’. Originating as a general store in 1894, owned by Blenkinsop and Meth, while the village was laid out in 1909.
Ntabankulu was a known site for many wars between the Xhosa tribe and the European settlers in the 1700’s
