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Queenstown, South Africa
Town in Eastern Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queenstown, officially Komani,[2] is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly halfway between the smaller towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom on the N6 National Route. The town was established in 1853 and is currently the commercial, administrative, and educational centre of the surrounding farming district.
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Queenstown
Komani | |
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Clockwise from Top: Queenstown City Hall, Dutch Reformed Church, St Michael Anglican Church. | |
Nickname: Rose Capital of South Africa | |
Coordinates: 31°54′S 26°53′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Municipality | Enoch Mgijima |
Established | 1853 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Madoda Pipiyana[citation needed] |
Area | |
• Total | 71.3 km2 (27.5 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 68,872 |
• Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 81.8% |
• Coloured | 10.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
• White | 6.5% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 75.2% |
• Afrikaans | 13.8% |
• English | 7.3% |
• Other | 3.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 5320 |
PO box | 5319 |
Area code | 045 |
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