Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Adendorp | |
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Coordinates: 32°18′11″S 24°32′49″E / 32.303°S 24.547°E / -32.303; 24.547 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Municipality | Dr Beyers Naudé |
Area | |
• Total | 31.34 km (12.10 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 401 |
• Density | 13/km (33/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 4.2% |
• Coloured | 17.0% |
• White | 78.1% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 88.8% |
• English | 10.2% |
• Other | 1.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6282 |
PO box | 6282 |
Adendorp is a village 8 km south of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the farm, N J Adendorff, who sub-divided it into smallholdings in about 1858. Municipal status was attained in 1878.
References
- ^ "Sub Place Adendorp". Census 2011.
- Room, Adrian (2008). African placenames : origins and meanings of the names for natural features, towns, cities, provinces, and counties. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-3546-3.
- Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 52. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) | ||
Blue Crane Route | ||
Dr Beyers Naudé | ||
Kouga | ||
Kou-Kamma | ||
Makana |
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Ndlambe | ||
Sunday's River Valley |