Wooldridge, South Africa
Appearance
Wooldridge | |
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Coordinates: 33°13′16″S 27°14′46″E / 33.221°S 27.246°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Ngqushwa |
Area | |
• Total | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 179 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.4% |
• White | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 98.9% |
• Other | 1.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Wooldridge is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is 16 km east of Peddie. It developed from a settlement of the German Legion. It was named after Colonel J W Wooldridge who was an officer under Baron von Stutterheim.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Wooldridge". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 480.