Komga

Komga is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Settlement.name: Komga
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Amathole
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Great Kei
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Komga is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

It is located north of East London and east of Stutterheim. It was founded as a farming centre in 1877 on the site of a military camp established in 1854, and acquired municipal status in 1904. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name probably does not mean 'brown', as has been stated, but 'lots of clay', 'clayey'.