Misgund

Misgund
Misgund
Misgund
Misgund

 Misgund shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 33°45′18″S 23°29′53″E / 33.755°S 23.498°E / -33.755; 23.498Coordinates: 33°45′18″S 23°29′53″E / 33.755°S 23.498°E / -33.755; 23.498
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Kou-Kamma
Area[1]
  Total 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 415
  Density 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 40.2%
  Coloured 57.3%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 0.7%
  Other 1.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 65.5%
  Xhosa 29.2%
  S. Ndebele 1.4%
  Tswana 1.2%
  Other 2.7%
PO box 6440
Area code 042

Misgund is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name is Afrikaans and means "begrudged".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Misgund". Census 2011.
  2. Rita Barnard (2006-11-16). Apartheid and Beyond: South African Writers and the Politics of Place. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-999607-0.
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