Aberdeen, Eastern Cape

This article is about Aberdeen, Eastern Cape. For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).
Aberdeen

Street in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen

 Aberdeen shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 32°29′S 24°4′E / 32.483°S 24.067°E / -32.483; 24.067Coordinates: 32°29′S 24°4′E / 32.483°S 24.067°E / -32.483; 24.067
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Dr Beyers Naudé
Established 1856[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 7,162
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 19.4%
 • Coloured 73.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 6.7%
 • Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Afrikaans 80.7%
 • Xhosa 15.5%
 • English 2.2%
 • Other 1.6%
Postal code (street) 6270
PO box 6270
Area code 049

Aberdeen is a small town in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. With its numerous examples of Victorian architecture, it is one of the architectural conservation areas of the Karoo.

Town some 55 km south-west of Graaff-Reinet, 155 km east-south-east of Beaufort West, 32 km south of the Camdeboo Mountains. Laid out on the farm Brakkefontein as a settlement of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1856, it became a municipality in 1858. It is named after Aberdeen in Scotland, birthplace of the Reverend Andrew Murray of Graaff-Reinet, relieving minister.[3]

The Aberdeen Provincial Hospital is situated in Aberdeen.

Famous People from Aberdeen

Anaso Jobodwana

References

  1. ↑ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Aberdeen and Thembalesizwe from Census 2011.
  3. ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 51. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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