Ugie is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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| Coordinates: 31°12′S 28°15′E / 31.2°S 28.25°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Elundini |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.11 km2 (7.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 13,467 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.3% |
| • Coloured | 2.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 2.6% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 89.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.6% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5470 |
| PO box | 5470 |
| Area code | +27 (0)45 |
Town at the southern foot of the Drakensberg, 18 km south-west of Maclear. It developed from a mission station at Gatberg, established in 1863 by William Murray and named Ugie by him, after the Ugie River in Scotland, where he was born. The town was founded in 1885, and in 1916 a village management board was instituted.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Ugie". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 443.
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