Walmer | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Motto: | "Festina Lente" (Latin: Make Haste Slowly) |
Pushpin Map: | Eastern Cape |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Walmer's location in Eastern Cape |
Pushpin Label: | Walmer |
Coordinates: | -33.9758°N 25.5858°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type3: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
Subdivision Name2: | Nelson Mandela Bay |
Subdivision Name3: | Gqeberha |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.42 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.9 |
Population Total: | 6792 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 915 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2369.8 |
Demographics Type1: | Racial Makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | White |
Demographics1 Info1: | 81.4% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.9% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info3: | 2.5% |
Demographics1 Title4: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info4: | 12.6% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.7% |
Demographics Type2: | First Languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 72.9% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 17.8% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info3: | 4.9% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Other |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.8% |
Walmer is a large neighborhood of Gqeberha, the largest city in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Walmer is located around south of Gqeberha's city centre and is the location of the Port Elizabeth International Airport.[2]
It was an independent municipality from 1899 to 1965, when it was absorbed by Gqeberha. For unknown reasons, it was named after Walmer Castle, the seat of the Duke of Wellington in Kent, England.