Cedarville, South Africa Explained

Cedarville
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-30.3881°N 29.0411°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alfred Nzo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Matatiele
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.40
Population Total:4412
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:93.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:4.5%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:1.8%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.4%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:78.1%
Demographics2 Title2:Sotho
Demographics2 Info2:6.3%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:5.8%
Demographics2 Title4:English
Demographics2 Info4:5.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:4.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:4730
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:4720
Area Code Type:Area code
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Cedarville . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 113.