Qonce

Location Name

Qonce

Description

Location: In Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province.

Founded: 1826 as a missionary station, then became a military headquarter. Home to one of the oldest post offices in South Africa.

Name: Previous name: King William’s Town. The KhoiKhoi called the Buffalo River ‘Qonce’.

Economy: The industry produces soap, candles, sweets, carton, clothing. Houses a large textile mill and tannery. Home to the Amathole Museum, which houses the best collection of African mammal specimens in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_City_Metropolitan_Municipality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qonce

https://municipalities.co.za/overview/7/buffalo-city-metropolitan-municipality

https://www.britannica.com/place/King-Williams-Town

https://www.buffalocity.gov.za/

Administrative Level

Town

Province

Eastern Cape