Back Adelaide (Suid-Afrika) Afrikaans Adelaide (Sud-àfrica) Catalan Adelaide (lungsod sa Eastern Cape) CEB Adelaide (Südafrika) German Adelaide (LAV) Estonian ادلاید، کیپ شرقی Persian Adélaïde (Cap-Oriental) French Adelaide (Sudafrica) Italian Adelaide (Zuid-Afrika) Dutch Adelaide, Kapa Bohlabela NSO
Adelaide | |
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 Dutch Reformed Church in Adelaide | |
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| Coordinates: 32°42′28″S 26°17′44″E / 32.70778°S 26.29556°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.0 km2 (15.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,191 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 76.5% |
| • Coloured | 18.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 3.5% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 72.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 22.6% |
| • English | 3.0% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5760 |
| PO box | 5760 |
| Area code | 046 |
Adelaide is a rural town and farming area in the province of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Adelaide is situated at the foothills of the Great Winterberg mountain range, 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Bedford and 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Fort Beaufort.