KOKSTAD  , a

town of South Africa, the capital of Griqualand East, 236 M. by rail S.W. of Durban, 110 m . N. by W. of Port Shepstone, and 15o m . N. of Port St John, Pondoland . Pop . (1904), 2903, cf whom a third were Griquas . The town is built on the outer slopes of the Drakensberg and is 4270 ft. above the sea . Behind it Mount Currie rises to a height of 7297 ft . An excellent water supply is derived from the mountains . The town is well laid cut, and possesses several handsome public buildings . It is the centre of a thriving agricultural district and has a considerable trade in wool, grain, cattle and horses with Basutoland, Pondoland and the neighbouring regions of Natal . The town is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok, who founded it in 1869 . In 1879 it came into the possession of Cape Colony and was granted municipal government in 1893 .

It is the

residence of the Headman of the Griqua nation .