Nkanini

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

Jacob Maliekal

badminton player

Jessica Haines

South African actress

Akona Ndungane

South African rugby union footballer

C

Churchill Madikida

South African artist (born 1973)

D

Dabula Anthony Mpako

South African Roman Catholic archbishop

M

Madosini

South African musician (1943–2022)

Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo

South African diplomat

Odwa Ndungane

South African rugby union footballer

Jeff Hawkes

professional golfer

B

Basil Kenyon

rugby union player

C

Carlo Del Fava

South African-Italian rugby union footballer and coach

J

Jerry Masslo

South African refugee and civil rights activist who was murdered in Italy

A

Alan Barrow

South African cricketer

I

Isobel Dixon

South African poet

L

Lwazi Mvovo

South African rugby union footballer

M

Masibusane Zongo

South African footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

• Manxiweni
  0.7 mi away
• Ntshabeni
  0.9 mi away
• Sigadini
  1.1 mi away
• Ncise
  1.3 mi away
• Sheshegu
  1.4 mi away
• Gxojana
  2.2 mi away
• De Colligny Mission Station
  2.2 mi away
• Efeta
  2.5 mi away
• Mount Pleasant
  3.5 mi away
• Mthatha
  6 mi away · pop. 210,783
• Milinge
  10 mi away
• Lalini
  10.8 mi away

Browse all places in Eastern Cape →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Recently spotted species

Cape gooseberry

Physalis peruviana

Seen 2026-04-22

Common Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus melanurus

Seen 2026-02-22

wild marigold

Tagetes minuta

Seen 2026-02-06

Nerine masoniorum

Nerine masoniorum

Seen 2026-01-24

common lantana

Lantana camara

Seen 2026-01-07

Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Seen 2026-01-02

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Seen 2025-12-30

apple-of-Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Seen 2025-12-11

common morning-glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Seen 2025-12-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nkanini, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.