Elliot, Eastern Cape
Khowa formely known as Eliot, is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and lies 80 km south-west of Maclear and 65 km south-east of Barkly East.
Originally the village was established in 1885 and known as Slang River, and in April 1894 was renamed Elliot, becoming a municipality in 1911. Named after Sir Henry George Elliot, Chief Magistrate of the Transkeian territories from 1891 to 1902. It's renamed Khowa in 2017.People born in Khowa
