Calderwood, Eastern Cape
| Calderwood | |
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  Calderwood
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| Coordinates: 32°51′29″S 26°43′26″E / 32.858°S 26.724°ECoordinates: 32°51′29″S 26°43′26″E / 32.858°S 26.724°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Nkonkobe |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 197 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 100.0% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Xhosa | 94.4% |
| • English | 3.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.0% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
Calderwood, Eastern Cape is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Settlement some 12 km south-east of Fort Beaufort and 16 km south-west of Alice. It was named after Henry Calderwood of the London Missionary Society, author of Caffres and Caffre Missions.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Calderwood". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 104.
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