Peddie, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Peddie iNgqushwa | |
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33°11′46″S 27°06′58″E / 33.196°S 27.116°E / -33.196; 27.116 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Ngqushwa |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 37.32 km2 (14.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,658 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
• Black African | 98.2% |
• Coloured | 1.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) [1] | |
• Xhosa | 86.4% |
• English | 7.5% |
• Afrikaans | 1.5% |
• Other | 4.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 5640 |
PO box | 5640 |
Area code | 040 |
Peddie (Xhosa: iNgqushwa) is a town in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality[2] within the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The town is situated 55 km south-west of Qonce and 67 km east of Makhanda. It developed from a frontier post established in 1835 and named Fort Peddie, and became a municipality in 1905. Named after Lieutenant-Colonel John Peddie (died 1840), who led the 72nd Highlanders against the Xhosa in the Sixth Frontier War.[3]
A large provincial hospital on the outskirts of Peddie is named Nompumelelo Hospital.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Peddie". Census 2011.
- ^ "Overview | Ngqushwa Local Municipality". ngqushwamun.gov.za. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 359.
- ^ "Eastern Cape Department of Health - Nompumelelo Hospital". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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