Calderwood, South Africa
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| Coordinates: 32°51′25″S 26°43′43″E / 32.856885°S 26.728540°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 197 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 100.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 94.4% |
| • English | 3.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.0% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Calderwood is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Settlement some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-east of Fort Beaufort and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-west of Alice. It was named after Henry Calderwood[2] of the London Missionary Society, author of Caffres and Caffre Missions.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Calderwood". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names". Human Science Research Council. p. 104.
- ^ Calderwood, Henry (1858). Caffres and Caffre Missions. London: J. Nisbet.
Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: East London | ||
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| Mbhashe |
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| Mnquma |
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| Ngqushwa | ||
| Raymond Mhlaba |
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