Macleantown

Macleantown
Macleantown is located in Eastern Cape
Macleantown
Macleantown
Macleantown is located in South Africa
Macleantown
Macleantown
Coordinates: 32°47′24″S 27°44′38″E / 32.790°S 27.744°E / -32.790; 27.744
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
580
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African85.5%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White13.6%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Xhosa77.6%
 • English15.2%
 • Afrikaans4.3%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5280
Area code043

Macleantown is a town in Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village 34 km north-west of East London and 46 km south-east of Stutterheim on the N6 road. Named in April 1881 after Colonel John Maclean (1810-1874), Chief Commissioner of British Caffraria from 1852 and Lieutenant-Governor of that territory from March 1860 to December 1864.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Macleantown". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 289.


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