Lady Frere
| Lady Frere | |||
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 42 '4 " S , 27 ° 13' 56" E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| Eastern Cape | |||
| District | Chris Hani | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | ||
| local community | Emalahleni | ||
| height | 1022 m | ||
| surface | 21.4 km² | ||
| Residents | 2510 (2011) | ||
| density | 117.5 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1879 | ||
Lady Frere is a city in the South African province of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape). It is the administrative seat of the municipality Emalahleni and is located in the Chris Hani district .
geography
In 2011 Lady Frere had 2510 inhabitants (census). Most of the residents speak isiXhosa . Nearby cities are Queenstown 51 kilometers southwest and Cala 53 kilometers northeast.
history
The region around the later Lady Frere was called the Tambookie Location from 1853 . The place was founded in 1879 - after the end of the border wars - and named after the wife of the then governor of the Cape Colony , Henry Bartle Frere . The region was later assigned to the Transkei and referred to as the Glen Gray District . This was later renamed the Cacadu District after the nearby river . In 1900 the place received parish status. From 1974 Lady Frere belonged to the Ciskei , although it was not in the actual homeland area . In 1994 it became part of the newly established Eastern Cape Province.
Economy and Transport
The city is on the R410 trunk road that connects Lady Frere with Queenstown and Cala.
Personalities
- Xolile Yawa (* 1962), athlete, born in Lady Frere
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on November 15, 2015
- ↑ a b Southern African placenames , accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ history of the city at ladyfrere.co.za (English), accessed on November 15, 2015