Calderwood, South Africa Explained

Calderwood
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.8569°N 26.7285°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Amathole
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Raymond Mhlaba
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.24
Population Total:197
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:100.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:94.4%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:3.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:1.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Calderwood is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Settlement some south-east of Fort Beaufort and south-west of Alice. It was named after Henry Calderwood[2] of the London Missionary Society, author of Caffres and Caffre Missions.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Calderwood . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Human Science Research Council. 104.
  3. Book: Calderwood, Henry . Caffres and Caffre Missions. London . J. Nisbet. 1858.