Wooldridge, South Africa

Wooldridge is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Wooldridge
Wooldridge is located in Eastern Cape
Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Wooldridge is located in South Africa
Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Coordinates: 33.221°S 27.246°E / -33.221; 27.246
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityNgqushwa
Area
  Total4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total179
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.4%
  White0.6%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa98.9%
  Other1.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

The village is 16 km east of Peddie. It developed from a settlement of the German Legion. It was named after Colonel J W Wooldridge who was an officer under Baron von Stutterheim.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Wooldridge". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 480.


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