Peddie, South Africa

Peddie iNgqushwa
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Coordinates: 33°11′46″S27°06′58″E / 33.196°S 27.116°E / -33.196; 27.116
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Ngqushwa
Area [1]
• Total	37.32 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	4,658
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	98.2%
•  Coloured	1.4%
•  Indian/Asian	0.1%
•  White	0.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Xhosa	86.4%
•  English	7.5%
•  Afrikaans	1.5%
• Other	4.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5640
PO box	5640
Area code	040

Peddie (Xhosa: iNgqushwa) is a town in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality ^[2] within the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

History

The town is situated 55 km south-west of Qonce and 67 km east of Makhanda. It developed from a frontier post established in 1835 and named Fort Peddie, and became a municipality in 1905. Named after Lieutenant-Colonel John Peddie (died 1840), who led the 72nd Highlanders against the Xhosa in the Sixth Frontier War. ^[3]

A large provincial hospital on the outskirts of Peddie is named Nompumelelo Hospital. ^[4]

Notable people

• Ringo Madlingozi, musician and politician
• Phumlani Nodikida, rugby union player

References

1. "Main Place Peddie". Census 2011.
2. "Overview | Ngqushwa Local Municipality". ngqushwamun.gov.za. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 359.
4. "Eastern Cape Department of Health - Nompumelelo Hospital". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

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