Middelburg, Eastern Cape

Middelburg
Middelburg railway station
Middelburg railway station
Middelburg is located in Eastern Cape
Middelburg
Middelburg
Middelburg is located in South Africa
Middelburg
Middelburg
Middelburg is located in Africa
Middelburg
Middelburg
Coordinates: 31°29′38″S 25°1′2″E / 31.49389°S 25.01722°E / -31.49389; 25.01722
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityInxuba Yethemba
Established1852[1]
Area
 • Total44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total18,681
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African49.2%
 • Coloured43.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White6.2%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans52.3%
 • Xhosa43.6%
 • English1.9%
 • Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5900
PO box
5900

Middelburg (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈmədəlbœrχ]) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, in the Great Karoo. It lies in the Upper Karoo, 1,279 m above sea level, with a population of 19,000.[3] It falls under the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, in the Chris Hani District Municipality.

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Middelburg". Census 2011.
  3. ^ travel-informed.co.za Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine