Willowvale, South Africa

Willowvale is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Willowvale
Gatyana
Willowvale is located in Eastern Cape
Willowvale
Willowvale
Willowvale is located in South Africa
Willowvale
Willowvale
Willowvale is located in Africa
Willowvale
Willowvale
Coordinates: 32.266°S 28.516°E / -32.266; 28.516
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityMbhashe
Area
[1]
 • Total12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,522
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African97.7%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White0.4%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Xhosa92.6%
 • English2.2%
 • Sign language1.1%
 • Other4.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5040
Area code047

Town in Gcalekaland, 32 km southeast of Idutywa. It was established as a military post in 1879 and so named because of its situation on a stream with willow trees on its banks.[2]

Notable people

References
  1. "Main Place Willowvale". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 475.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.