What is Transkei?
[[File:SouthAfricaBantustanTranskei.png|thumb|Map of Transkei within South Africa]] The '''Transkei''' (meaning ''the area beyond the river Kei''), officially the '''Republic of Transkei''' was a [[Bantustan]]—an area for members of a specific ethnicity. It was in the southeastern region of [[South Africa]]. Its capital was [[Umtata]]<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |authorlink= |title=Constitution of the Republic of Transkei, Chapter 1, 1(2) |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Transkei_Constitution.pdf }}</ref> (renamed [[Mthatha]] in 2004). President of South Africa [[Nelson Mandela]] was born here. ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Bantustans]]