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Cradock | |
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 Cradock | |
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| Coordinates: 32°09′54″S 25°37′03″E / 32.16500°S 25.61750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Inxuba Yethemba |
| Established | 1816[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.57 km2 (45.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,626 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 50.0% |
| • Black African | 30.5% |
| • Coloured | 17.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 68.8% |
| • Xhosa | 20.0% |
| • English | 7.9% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5880 |
| PO box | 5880 |
| Area code | 048 |
Cradock, officially Nxuba, is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, 250 kilometres (160 mi) by road northeast of Port Elizabeth. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape.
The town is named after John Cradock, governor of the Cape Colony in early 19th century and commander of the forces.[3]
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