Rhodes, South Africa

Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is located in Eastern Cape
Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is located in South Africa
Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is located in Africa
Rhodes
Rhodes
Coordinates: 30°47′44″S 27°57′51″E / 30.79556°S 27.96417°E / -30.79556; 27.96417
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
MunicipalitySenqu
Established1894
Area
 • Total10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,825 m (5,988 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total696
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African92.7%
 • White6.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Other0.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa82.1%
 • Sotho10.2%
 • Afrikaans3.5%
 • English2.7%
 • Other1.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9787
PO box
9787
Area code045

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.

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