Peddie, Eastern Cape

Peddie (Xhosa: iNgqushwa) is a town in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality[2] within the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Peddie
Peddie
Peddie
Coordinates: 33.196°S 27.116°E / -33.196; 27.116
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityNgqushwa
Area
  Total37.32 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total4,658
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.2%
  Coloured1.4%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.2%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa86.4%
  English7.5%
  Afrikaans1.5%
  Other4.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5640
PO box
5640
Area code040

The town is situated 55km south-west of King William's Town and 67km east of Grahamstown. It developed from a frontier post established in 1835 and named Fort Peddie, and became a municipality in 1905. Named after Lieutenant-Colonel John Peddie (died 1840), who led the 72nd Highlanders against the Xhosa in the Sixth Frontier War.[3]

A large provincial hospital on the outskirts of Peddie is named Nompumelelo Hospital.[4]

References

  1. "Main Place Peddie". Census 2011.
  2. "Overview | Ngqushwa Local Municipality". ngqushwamun.gov.za. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 359.
  4. "Eastern Cape Department of Health - Nompumelelo Hospital". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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