Elliot, also known as Khowa,[2] 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 on the R56 road.

[3] Originally the village was established in 1885 and known as Slang River,[4] and in April 1894 was renamed Elliot, becoming a municipality in 1911.

Named after Sir Henry George Elliot (1826–1912), Chief Magistrate of the Transkeian territories from 1891 to 1902.

It was renamed Khowa in 2017.

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