Peddie, Eastern Cape

Peddie
Peddie Peddie Peddie  Peddie shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 33°11′46″S 27°06′58″E / 33.196°S 27.116°ECoordinates: 33°11′46″S 27°06′58″E / 33.196°S 27.116°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Ngqushwa
Established	1835
Area[1]
• Total	37.32 km^2 (14.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,658
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	98.2%
• Coloured	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Xhosa	86.4%
• English	7.5%
• Afrikaans	1.5%
• Other	4.6%
Postal code (street)	5640
PO box	5640
Area code	040

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

The town is situated 55km south-west of King William's Town and 67km east of Grahamstown. It developed from a frontier post established in 1835 and named Fort Peddie, and became a municipality in 1905. Named after Lieutenant-Colonel John Peddie (?-1840), who led the 72nd Highlanders against the Xhosa in the Sixth Frontier War.^[2]

A large provincial hospital on the outskirts of Peddie is named Nompumelelo Hospital.^[3]

References

1. "Main Place Peddie". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 359.
3. Eastern Cape Department of Health - Nompumelelo Hospital