Ugie, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

31°12′S 28°15′E / 31.2°S 28.25°E / -31.2; 28.25CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictJoe GqabiMunicipalityElundiniArea

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• Total19.11 km² (7.38 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total13,467 • Density700/km² (1,800/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African94.3% • Coloured2.7% • Indian/Asian0.3% • White2.6% • Other0.2%First languages (2011)

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• Xhosa89.3% • Afrikaans4.6% • English2.3% • Sotho1.7% • Other2.1%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

5470

PO box

5470

Area code+27 (0)45

Ugie is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Town at the southern foot of the Drakensberg, 18 km south-west of Maclear. It developed from a mission station at Gatberg, established in 1863 by William Murray and named Ugie by him, after the Ugie River in Scotland, where he was born. The town was founded in 1885, and in 1916 a village management board was instituted.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Ugie". Census 2011.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 443.