Whittlesea, Eastern Cape
| Whittlesea | |
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  Whittlesea Whittlesea shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 32°10′S 26°49′E / 32.167°S 26.817°ECoordinates: 32°10′S 26°49′E / 32.167°S 26.817°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Lukanji |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,756 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 99.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Xhosa | 93.3% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Postal code (street) | 5360 |
| PO box | 5360 |
Whittlesea (formerly known as Bulhoek) is a settlement situated 37km south of Queenstown, Eastern Cape Province. Whittlesea now lays claim to the first registered wine estate in the Eastern Cape.
The infrastructure include a post office, police station, education college, magistrate's court, two filling stations and numerous retail outlets, not the least the Spar and other supermarkets, also hosting the major bank ATM's.
Hewu Hospital (formerly operated by Lifecare, but provincialized since 2010) is to be found only 4 km on the road to Ekupumeleni Township.
It was founded in 1849 and became a defence outpost in the Frontier War of 1850-1853. Named after Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire, birthplace of Sir Harry Smith (1787-1860), Governor of the Cape Colony from 1847 to 1852.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Whittlesea". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 474.
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