Seymour, Eastern Cape

Seymour
Seymour
 Seymour shown within Eastern Cape
Seymour
Seymour (South Africa)
Seymour
Seymour (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°33′00″S 26°45′58″E / 32.55°S 26.766°E / -32.55; 26.766Coordinates: 32°33′00″S 26°45′58″E / 32.55°S 26.766°E / -32.55; 26.766
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Raymond Mhlaba
Established 1853
Area[1]
 • 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)[1]
 • Black African 97.8%
 • Coloured 1.7%
 • Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 95.9%
 • Afrikaans 1.8%
 • Other 2.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box 5750
Area code 040

Seymour is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Town 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 newly established Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Seymour". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 401.
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