Queenstown, South Africa

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Queenstown Komani
Town
Clockwise from Top: Queenstown City Hall, Dutch Reformed Church, St Michael Anglican Church.
Nickname:  Rose Capital of South Africa
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Coordinates: 31°54′S 26°53′E / 31.900°S 26.883°E / -31.900; 26.883
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Enoch Mgijima
Established	1853
Government
• Mayor	Madoda Pipiyana[citation needed]
Area [1]
• Total	71.3 km2 (27.5 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	68,872
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	81.8%
• Coloured	10.0%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	6.5%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	75.2%
• Afrikaans	13.8%
• English	7.3%
• Other	3.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5320
PO box	5319
Area code	045

Queenstown, officially Komani,^[2] is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly halfway between the smaller towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom on the N6 National Route. The town was established in 1853 and is currently the commercial, administrative, and educational centre of the surrounding farming district.