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Flagstaff, Eastern Cape

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Country
  
District
  
O.R.Tambo

Postal code (street)
  
4810

Population
  
4,821 (2011)

Area code
  
039

Province
  
Municipality
  
Area
  
2.7 km²

Local time
  
Monday 2:22 AM

PO box
  
4810

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Weather
  
14°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 96% Humidity

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Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some 80 km south-east of Kokstad and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.

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Map of Flagstaff, South Africa

The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the Cape Mounted Rifles.

References

Flagstaff, Eastern Cape Wikipedia