Maclear, Eastern Cape

Maclear is a small town situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near the Mooi River (a tributary of the Tsitsa River), 172 km north of East London and 80 km north-east of Elliot. It was founded in 1876 as a military camp, called Nqanqaru Drift and developed rapidly, reaching municipal status in 1916. Was named after Sir Thomas Maclear (1794-1879), a famous astronomer who laid the foundation for a trigonometrical survey of the Cape Colony.

Maclear
Maclear
Maclear
Maclear
Coordinates: 31°04′12″S 28°21′0″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
MunicipalityElundini
Area
 • Total9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation
1,272 m (4,173 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total10,521
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.1%
 • Coloured4.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White2.0%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa88.3%
 • Afrikaans5.1%
 • English2.7%
 • Sotho2.1%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5480
PO box
5480
Area code045
Websitehttp://www.maclear.co.za/

It lies just north-east of Ugie. The land to the east and south was part of the former homeland of Transkei.

Tourism

Maclear is a popular trout-fishing resort set in beautiful surroundings.[2]

Geographic location

[3]

Maclear lies between Mount Fletcher and Ugie.

References
  1. Sum of the Main Places Sonwabile and Maclear from Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 289.
  3. saexplorer - travel distances from Maclear
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