Lady Frere

Lady Frere
Lady Frere
 Lady Frere shown within Eastern Cape
Lady Frere
Lady Frere (South Africa)
Lady Frere
Lady Frere (Africa)
Coordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E / -31.703; 27.234Coordinates: 31°42′11″S 27°14′02″E / 31.703°S 27.234°E / -31.703; 27.234
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Municipality Emalahleni
Area[1]
 • Total 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,024
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 98.3%
 • Coloured 0.6%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 0.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 91.6%
 • English 4.1%
 • Other 4.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 5410
PO box 5410
Area code 047

Lady Frere is a settlement in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was established 1879, and became a municipality in 1900. The town was named after the wife of Sir Bartle Frere, governor of the Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Lady Frere and Bhongolwethu from Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
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