Seymour | |
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Seymour shown within Eastern Cape | |
Coordinates: 32°33′00″S 26°45′58″E / 32.55°S 26.766°ECoordinates: 32°33′00″S 26°45′58″E / 32.55°S 26.766°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
Established | 1853 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,467 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.8% |
• Coloured | 1.7% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 95.9% |
• Afrikaans | 1.8% |
• Other | 2.3% |
PO box | 5750 |
Area code | 040 |
Seymour is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Town on the Katrivier Dam, 160 km north-west of East London and 35 km north-north-west of Alice. It was founded in 1853 and named after Colonel Charles Seymour who served as Military Secretary to the Governor, Sir George Cathcart.