Pearston | |
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 Pearston seen from Voortrekker Street. | |
  Pearston  Pearston | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′54″S 25°08′16″E / 32.58167°S 25.13778°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Blue Crane Route |
| Established | 1859 |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,516 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 37.4% |
| • Coloured | 59.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 1.9% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.6% |
| • Xhosa | 27.9% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5860 |
| PO box | 5860 |
| Area code | 042 |
Pearston is a small town in the eastern Karoo, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It lies between Graaff-Reinet and Somerset East at the foot of the Coetzeesberge, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of Port Elizabeth. It falls within the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality and has a population of approximately 4,500 people.[1]