Macleantown

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

Macleantown
Macleantown
Macleantown
Coordinates: 32.790°S 27.744°E / -32.790; 27.744
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City
Area
  Total9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total580
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African85.5%
  Coloured0.3%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White13.6%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa77.6%
  English15.2%
  Afrikaans4.3%
  Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5280
Area code043

Village 34 km north-west of East London and 46 km south-east of Stutterheim. 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. "Main Place Macleantown". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 289.
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