Phakamisa

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Phakamisa is a settlement situated southeast of Qonce. It falls under Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Steve Biko

South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)

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Griffiths Mxenge

South African activist (1935-1981)

Lennox Sebe

Ciskei president (1926-1994)

Raven Klaasen

South African tennis player (born 1982)

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Victoria Mxenge

South African activist (1942–1985)

Charles Patrick John Coghlan

Rhodesian politician (1863-1927)

Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu

South African activist (1885-1959)

Makhaya Ntini

South African cricketer

Bjorn Basson

South African rugby union player

C

Craig Davidson

South African rugby union player

G

Garry Pagel

South African rugby union footballer

G

Gcobani Bobo

South African rugby union player

B

Buster Farrer

South African cricketer

A

Andile Yenana

South African pianist

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Arthur Seccull

Cricket player of South Africa. (1868-1945)

Ayanda Mabulu

artist and painter

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

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

• Thubalethu
  1.5 mi away
• Ekuphumleni
  1.9 mi away
• Zwelitsha
  2.7 mi away
• Qonce
  5.9 mi away
• Hanover
  9.1 mi away
• Tolofiyeni
  9.2 mi away
• Gwaba
  10.8 mi away
• Nofeliti
  11.1 mi away
• Nkqonkqweni
  11.9 mi away
• Potsdam
  12 mi away
• uMzantsi
  12.1 mi away
• eRhamnyiba
  12.2 mi away

Browse all places in Eastern Cape →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Vicks Plant

Coleus hadiensis

Seen 2026-04-29

Madagascar Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Seen 2026-03-31

Ternate Lantana

Lantana trifolia

Seen 2026-03-14

soap aloe

Aloe maculata

Seen 2026-03-02

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo

Seen 2026-03-02

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-02-27

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

Gallery

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

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