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Wooldridge, South Africa

Coordinates: 33°13′16″S 27°14′46″E / 33.221°S 27.246°E / -33.221; 27.246
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Wooldridge
Wooldridge is located in Eastern Cape
Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Wooldridge is located in South Africa
Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Coordinates: 33°13′16″S 27°14′46″E / 33.221°S 27.246°E / -33.221; 27.246
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityNgqushwa
Area
 • Total4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total179
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • White0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa98.9%
 • Other1.1%
Time zoneUTC+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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Wooldridge". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 480.