Seymour, Eastern Cape

Seymour is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Seymour
Seymour
Seymour
Coordinates: 32.55°S 26.766°E / -32.55; 26.766
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityRaymond Mhlaba
Area
  Total2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,467
  Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African97.8%
  Coloured1.7%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa95.9%
  Afrikaans1.8%
  Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5750
Area code040

The town is on the Katrivier Dam, 160 km north-west of East London and 35 km north-north-west of Alice. It was founded in 1853 and named after Colonel Charles Seymour who served as Military Secretary to the Governor, Sir George Cathcart.[2] The town is in the newly established Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

References

  1. "Main Place Seymour". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 401.
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