Seymour, South Africa

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Seymour
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Seymour
Coordinates: 32°33′00″S26°45′58″E / 32.55°S 26.766°E / -32.55; 26.766
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Raymond Mhlaba
Area
[1]
  Total
2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
2,467
  Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 97.8%
   Coloured 1.7%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 95.9%
   Afrikaans 1.8%
  Other2.3%
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.

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The town is 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 Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

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Waterlily sugarbush (Protea subvestita) in the Elandsberg, near Seymour Protea subvestita 15432447.jpg
Waterlily sugarbush ( Protea subvestita ) in the Elandsberg, near Seymour

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.