Rhodes | |
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 Rhodes | |
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| Coordinates: 30°47′44″S 27°57′51″E / 30.79556°S 27.96417°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Senqu |
| Established | 1894 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,825 m (5,988 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 696 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.7% |
| • White | 6.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Other | 0.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 82.1% |
| • Sotho | 10.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.5% |
| • English | 2.7% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9787 |
| PO box | 9787 |
| Area code | 045 |
Rhodes is a hamlet or small village alongside the wild trout rich Bell River, near Ben Macdhui (at 3001 m the highest mountain in the Cape region) in the Drakensberg mountains of the north Eastern Cape, South Africa.