Fort Beaufort (Xhosa: iBhofolo), officially renamed KwaMaqoma in March 2023, [3] is a town in the Amatole District of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, and had a population of 25,668 in 2011. The town was established in 1837 and became a municipality in 1883.

Fort Beaufort, a small town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, is located near the convergence of the Kat and Brak Rivers, crossed by the historic Victoria Bridge. Which undoubtedly had a direct impact on its fertile land known for yielding delicious fruit crops most notably as the centre of a prosperous citrus farming area.

Fort Beaufort is not only a picturesque town located in the Eastern Cape Province, but it is also home to the Pareiasaurus Serridens or as it is more commonly known, the ‘Blinkwater Monster’. The large fossilised jaw replete with teeth was discovered by Andrew Geddes Bain, an illustrious builder and palaeontologist.

Fort Beaufort is situated in the Eastern Cape Province. The town is surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges and it is known for it's infamous Citrus Farming. Fort Beaufort is a short way away from Hogsback, Grahamstown, Fort Hare University, East London and Port Elizabeth Fort Beaufort was founded in 1822, when a frontier post was established ...

Fort Fordyce is the site of one of the greatest Xhosa victories in their battle for dignity and recognition of nationhood and therefore occupies a special place in South Africaʼs Heritage.

Fort Beaufort lies at the confluence of the Kat and Brak rivers between the Keiskamma and Great Fish rivers. Originally a military garrison, Fort Beaufort boasts many fine buildings dating back to the Frontier wars, including the Martello Tower, a circular fort of the kind usually erected as part of a coastal defence system.

Fort Beaufort, officially renamed KwaMaqoma in March 2023, is a town in the Amatole District of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, and had a population of 25,668 in 2011.

Fort Beaufort (Xhosa: iBhofolo), amptelik hernoem na KwaMaqoma in Maart 2023, [2] is een van die oudste dorpe aan die vroeëre Oosgrens in die Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika. Die dorp lê aan die voet van die Winterberg en op die oewer van die Katrivier.

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Its landscape was rugged, with well-wooded hills and deep ravines, which were used to great advantage by the amaXhosa during the frontier wars of 1811-1858. The following census figures are available for the division: 1865 census: 13,341 residents, of whom 1,802 were literate. 1875 census: 14,748 residents, of whom 2,537 were literate.