Willowmore Explained

Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
Coordinates:-33.2833°N 52°W
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Cape
Subdivision Name2:Sarah Baartman
Subdivision Name3:Dr Beyers Naudé
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:21.74
Population Total:7678
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:10.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:86.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:3.0%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.6%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:94.6%
Demographics2 Title2:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info2:3.2%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:1.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:6445
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:6445
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:044

Willowmore is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Willowmore is situated 140 km north-east of the town of Knysna and 117 km south-west of Aberdeen. It was laid out in 1862 on the farm The Willows. It is uncertain whether the name is derived from this farm name and that of its owner, William Moore, or from the maiden name of Petronella Catharina Lehmkuhl and a willow-tree near her house.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Willowmore . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 473.