Macleantown
Macleantown | |
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  Macleantown  Macleantown | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′24″S 27°44′38″E / 32.790°S 27.744°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 580 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 85.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 13.6% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 77.6% |
| • English | 15.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.3% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| 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 on the N6 road. Named in April 1881 after Colonel John Maclean (1810-1874), Chief Commissioner of British Caffraria from 1852 and Lieutenant-Governor of that territory from March 1860 to December 1864.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Macleantown". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 289.
Communities of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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Seat: East London | ||
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