Wooldridge, Eastern Cape

Wooldridge
Wooldridge

 Wooldridge shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 33°13′16″S 27°14′46″E / 33.221°S 27.246°ECoordinates: 33°13′16″S 27°14′46″E / 33.221°S 27.246°E
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Ngqushwa
Area[1]
 • Total 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 179
 • Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.4%
 • White 0.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 98.9%
 • Other 1.1%

Wooldridge is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The village is 16 km east of Peddie. It developed from a settlement of the German Legion. It was named after Colonel J W Wooldridge who was an officer under Baron von Stutterheim.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Wooldridge". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 480.