Macleantown
Macleantown | |
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Macleantown Macleantown Macleantown Macleantown shown within Eastern Cape | |
Coordinates: 32°47′24″S 27°44′38″E / 32.790°S 27.744°ECoordinates: 32°47′24″S 27°44′38″E / 32.790°S 27.744°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
Municipality | Buffalo City |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 580 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 85.5% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 13.6% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Xhosa | 77.6% |
• English | 15.2% |
• Afrikaans | 4.3% |
• Other | 2.9% |
PO box | 5280 |
Area code | 043 |
Macleantown is a town in Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village 34 km north-west of East London and 46 km south-east of Stutterheim. Named in April 1881 after Colonel John Maclean (1810-1874), Chief Commissioner of British Caffraria from 1852 and Lieutenant-Governor of that territory from 1860.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Macleantown". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 289.
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