Mountain at which Kariega River arises. The name is derived from Khoikhoi: 'aga' -full of reeds, and 'koe'-mountain. Rietberg in Afrikaans. The Area is Malaria, free!
placeREF P-0121861Revised
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Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape
- Coordinates
- -33.3000, 26.1000
- Updated
- 27 May 2026
Mountain with Kariega River
Location Map
Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E Raper
Last updated · 27 May 2026
South African History Online. (2016, September 16). Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121861
South African History Online (2016) 'Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape', South African History Online, 16 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121861 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121861, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape." South African History Online, 16 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121861. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape." South African History Online. September 16, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121861.
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