Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
This article is about Aberdeen, Eastern Cape. For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).
| Aberdeen | |
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Street in Aberdeen | |
  Aberdeen
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| 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 | Camdeboo |
| Established | 1856[1] |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,162 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | |
| • Black African | 19.4% |
| • Coloured | 73.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011)[2] | |
| • Afrikaans | 80.7% |
| • Xhosa | 15.5% |
| • English | 2.2% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| Postal code (street) | 6270 |
| PO box | 6270 |
| Area code | 049 |
Aberdeen is a small town in the Cacadu 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.
Town some 55 km south-west of Graaff-Reinet, 155 km east-south-east of Beaufort West, 32 km south of the Camdeboo Mountains. 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.
Famous People from Aberdeen
References
- ↑ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
- 1 2 3 4 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
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