Seymour is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Seymour | |
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  Seymour  Seymour | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′00″S 26°45′58″E / 32.55°S 26.766°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,467 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 5750 |
| Area code | 040 |
The town is on the Katrivier Dam, 160 km north-west of East London and 35 km north-north-west of Alice. It was founded in 1853 and named after Colonel Charles Seymour who served as Military Secretary to the Governor, Sir George Cathcart.[2] The town is in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Seymour". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 401.
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