Queenstown, South Africa

Queenstown
Komani
Clockwise from Top: Queenstown City Hall, Dutch Reformed Church, St Michael Anglican Church.
Nickname: 
Rose Capital of South Africa
Queenstown is located in Eastern Cape
Queenstown
Queenstown
Queenstown is located in South Africa
Queenstown
Queenstown
Queenstown is located in Africa
Queenstown
Queenstown
Coordinates: 31°54′S 26°53′E / 31.900°S 26.883°E / -31.900; 26.883
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEnoch Mgijima
Established1853
Government
 • MayorMadoda Pipiyana[citation needed]
Area
 • Total71.3 km2 (27.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total68,872
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African81.8%
 • Coloured10.0%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White6.5%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa75.2%
 • Afrikaans13.8%
 • English7.3%
 • Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5320
PO box
5319
Area code045

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.

  1. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Queenstown and Mlungisi from Census 2011.
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