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Komga is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is located 64 kilometres (40 mi) north of KuGompo City and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Stutterheim. It was founded as a farming centre in 1877 on the site of a military camp established in 1854, and acquired municipal status in 1904. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name probably does not mean 'brown', as has been stated, but 'lots of clay', 'clayey'. It is also home to one of the oldest schools in the Eastern Cape, Komga Junior, as well as St. Paul's Anglican Church which is a national heritage site.