Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
Aberdeen | |
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Aberdeen | |
Coordinates: 32°29′S 24°4′E / 32.483°S 24.067°ECoordinates: 32°29′S 24°4′E / 32.483°S 24.067°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Municipality | Dr Beyers Naudé |
Established | 1856[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 7,162 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 19.4% |
• Coloured | 73.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 6.7% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 80.7% |
• Xhosa | 15.5% |
• English | 2.2% |
• Other | 1.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6270 |
PO box | 6270 |
Area code | 049 |
Aberdeen is a small town in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. With its numerous examples of Victorian architecture, it is one of the architectural conservation areas of the Karoo.
The town is some 55 km south-west of Graaff-Reinet, 155 km east-south-east of Beaufort West and 32 km south of the . Laid out on the farm Brakkefontein as a settlement of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1856, it became a municipality in 1858. It is named after Aberdeen in Scotland, birthplace of the Reverend Andrew Murray of Graaff-Reinet, relieving minister.[3]
The Aberdeen Provincial Hospital is situated in Aberdeen.
Notable people from Aberdeen[]
References[]
- ^ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sum of the Main Places Aberdeen and Thembalesizwe from Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 51. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
External links[]
- Eastern Cape Tourism Board
- Media related to Aberdeen (Eastern Cape) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Populated places in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality
- Populated places established in 1856
- Eastern Cape geography stubs