Cedarville, South Africa
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Cedarville | |
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  Cedarville  Cedarville | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′17″S 29°2′28″E / 30.38806°S 29.04111°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Matatiele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,412 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.0% |
| • Coloured | 4.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.8% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 78.1% |
| • Sotho | 6.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.8% |
| • English | 5.0% |
| • Other | 4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4730 |
| PO box | 4720 |
| Area code | 039 |
Cedarville is a town in the Alfred Nzo District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa.
A village at the foot of the Cedarberg from which it gets its name from, it lies 48 km north-west of Kokstad and 278 km from Pietermaritzburg. In 1912 a village management board was established.[2] Cedarville was in Cape Province until in 1978 becoming part of Natal and then its successor KwaZulu-Natal, and in 2006 became part of Eastern Cape province.
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Cedarville". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 113.
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Municipalities and communities of Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Mount Ayliff (eMaxesibeni) | ||
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| Mbizana | ||
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