Middelburg, Eastern Cape
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This article is about the town in Eastern Cape. For other uses, see Middelburg (disambiguation).
Middelburg (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈmədəlbœrχ]) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, in the Great Karoo. It lies in the Upper Karoo, 1,279 m above sea level, with a population of 19,000.[3] It falls under the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, in the Chris Hani District Municipality.
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Middelburg | |
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Coordinates: 31°29′38″S 25°1′2″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Municipality | Inxuba Yethemba |
Established | 1852[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 18,681 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 49.2% |
• Coloured | 43.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 6.2% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 52.3% |
• Xhosa | 43.6% |
• English | 1.9% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 5900 |
PO box | 5900 |
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