Paterson, Eastern Cape

Paterson

Dutch Reformed Church in Paterson
Paterson

 Paterson shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 33°27′00″S 25°58′00″E / 33.45°S 25.966667°E / -33.45; 25.966667Coordinates: 33°27′00″S 25°58′00″E / 33.45°S 25.966667°E / -33.45; 25.966667
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Sundays River Valley
Established 1879
Area[1]
 • Total 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,582
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 77.0%
 • Coloured 20.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 1.5%
 • Other 0.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 66.7%
 • Afrikaans 23.2%
 • English 5.9%
 • Sign language 1.8%
 • Other 2.3%
Postal code (street) 6130
PO box 6130
Area code 042

Paterson is a settlement in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village some 80 km north-west of Alexandria and 21 km north of Ncanaha. It was laid out in 1879 and named after John Paterson (1822–1880), member of Parliament and founder of the Eastern Province Herald and of the Grey Institute for Boys, who established the town.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Paterson and KwaZenzele Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 359.
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