Cedarville, South Africa

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Cedarville
Cedarville
 Cedarville shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 30°23′17″S 29°2′28″E / 30.38806°S 29.04111°E / -30.38806; 29.04111Coordinates: 30°23′17″S 29°2′28″E / 30.38806°S 29.04111°E / -30.38806; 29.04111
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Municipality Matatiele
Area[1]
  Total 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 4,412
  Density 360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 93.0%
  Coloured 4.5%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 1.8%
  Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Xhosa 78.1%
  Sotho 6.3%
  Afrikaans 5.8%
  English 5.0%
  Other 4.8%
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.

Village at the foot of the Cedarberg, 48 km north-west of Kokstad and 278 km from Pietermaritzburg. Named after the Cedarberg. In 1912 a village management board was established.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Cedarville". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 113. 
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