Walmer is a large neighborhood of Gqeberha, the largest city in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Walmer | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): "Festina Lente" (Latin: Make Haste Slowly) | |
  Walmer Walmer's location in Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′33″S 25°35′9″E / 33.97583°S 25.58583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Main Place | Gqeberha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.42 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,792 |
| • Density | 915/km2 (2,369.8/sq mi) |
| Racial Makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 81.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.9% |
| • Coloured | 2.5% |
| • Black African | 12.6% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First Languages (2011) | |
| • English | 72.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.8% |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
Geography
editWalmer is located around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Gqeberha's city centre and is the location of the Port Elizabeth International Airport.[2]
History
editIt was an independent municipality from 1899 to 1965, when it was absorbed by Gqeberha. For unknown reasons, it was named after Walmer Castle, the seat of the Duke of Wellington in Kent, England.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Subplek Walmer". Census 2011.
- ^ "Port Elizabeth Central to Walmer". Port Elizabeth Central to Walmer. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
Sources
edit- Raper, Peter Edmund (2004). New Dictionary of South African Place Names. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 1-86842-190-2
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