Kei Road is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Kei Road
Keiweg
Kei Road is located in Eastern Cape
Kei Road
Kei Road
Kei Road is located in South Africa
Kei Road
Kei Road
Coordinates: 32°42′07″S 27°33′32″E / 32.702°S 27.559°E / -32.702; 27.559
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityAmahlathi
Area
 • Total4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,179
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.5%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa96.9%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4920
PO box
4920
Area code043

Village 27 km north-east of King William’s Town and 24 km south-east of Stutterheim. It was so named after its situation on the military road between King William’s Town and the Kei River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Kei Road". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 245.