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 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
Area | |
• Total | 0.24 km (0.09 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 197 |
• Density | 820/km (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 of the London Missionary Society, author of Caffres and Caffre Missions.
References
- ^ "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 | ||
Amahlathi | ||
Great Kei |
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Mbhashe |
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Mnquma |
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Ngqushwa | ||
Raymond Mhlaba |
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