Peddie (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 12 ′ S , 27 ° 7 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Amathole | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | ||
| local community | Ngqushwa | ||
| height | 316 m | ||
| Residents | 4658 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1835 | ||
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Peddie is a city in the South African province of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape). It is the administrative center of Ngqushwa Township in Amathole District . In 2011 there were 4658 inhabitants.
geography
Peddie is about halfway between the towns of Makhanda and King William's Town and between the lower reaches of the Great Fish River in the west and Keiskamma in the east. The Indian Ocean is around 25 kilometers away.
history
In 1835, in the course of the Sixth Border War, a fort was built on the site of the present location , which was named after the British officer John Peddie, who led the troops against the Xhosa at the time . At the same time, Mfengu loyal to the British were given the right to settle in what was then the front line. As a result, the place Fort Peddie was created. In 1837 the South African Missionary Society established a mission station . The fort was expanded and withstood attacks by the Xhosa in 1837 and 1846. In 1847 the area around Peddie and Alice was given autonomy as Victoria District, in 1848 the south separated from Victoria with Peddie as Peddie . In 1853 the place name was shortened to Peddie, in 1862 the army gave up the location. In 1904 the place had 473 inhabitants. In 1905 he received parish status. In 1974 Peddie became part of the Homeland Ciskei , which was formed in 1961 and which became part of the Eastern Cape Province in 1994.
Economy and Infrastructure
The inhabitants live mainly from agriculture, especially cattle breeding, but also the cultivation of pineapples. The Nompumelelo Hospital is located in Peddie in a historic building from the early days of the town.
The N2 trunk road runs through the town in a north-south direction. The R345 regional road runs to Alice in the northwest and east to East London .
Others
The Witmelkhoutboom national monument is close to Peddie. On this tree of the species Sideroxylon inerme , representatives of the Mfengu swore allegiance to God and the British king in 1835. For this they received the right to settle there.
The fort no longer exists, but in the immediate vicinity there is an earlier, almost cube-shaped watchtower on a hill to the east of the village. A former barracks is also still standing.
Web links
- History of Peddies at sahistory.org.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed May 14, 2015
- ↑ a b c Peddie's story at sahistory.org.za (English), accessed on May 15, 2015
- ↑ Description at plantzafrica.com (English), accessed on May 15, 2015