Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
34°00′36″S 24°20′28″E / 34.010°S 24.341°E / -34.010; 24.341Country | South Africa |
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Province | Eastern Cape |
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District | Sarah Baartman |
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Municipality | Kou-Kamma |
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Area [1] |
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• Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
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Population (2011)[1] |
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• Total | 1,824 |
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• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
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Racial makeup (2011) [1] |
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• Black African | 40.3% |
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• Coloured | 58.4% |
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• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
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• White | 0.2% |
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• Other | 1.0% |
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First languages (2011) [1] |
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• Afrikaans | 63.3% |
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• Xhosa | 33.3% |
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• Sotho | 1.4% |
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• English | 1.2% |
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• Other | 0.9% |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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PO box | 6302 |
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Area code | 042 |
Clarkson is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Moravian Mission village in the former Humansdorp district, 26 km south-east of Assegaaibos station and 60 km west of Humansdorp. A mission station was established by Bishop Hans Peter Hallbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson who helped abolish the slave-trade.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Clarkson". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 118. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Clarkson, Eastern Cape | South African History Online".