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Calderwood, South Africa

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Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Calderwood
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Coordinates: 32°51′25″S 26°43′43″E / 32.856885°S 26.728540°E / -32.856885; 26.728540
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityRaymond Mhlaba
Area
 • Total0.24 km (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 • Total197
 • Density820/km (2,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African100.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa94.4%
 • English3.6%
 • Sotho1.0%
 • Other1.0%
Time zoneUTC+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 of the London Missionary Society, author of Caffres and Caffre Missions.

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Calderwood". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names". Human Science Research Council. p. 104.
  3. Calderwood, Henry (1858). Caffres and Caffre Missions. London: J. Nisbet.
Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: East London
Amahlathi
Amathole District within South Africa
Amathole District within South Africa
Great Kei
Mbhashe
Mnquma
Ngqushwa
Raymond Mhlaba


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