Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
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Victoria Tower in Uitenhage
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Uitenhage shown within Eastern Cape
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| Coordinates: 33°46′S 25°24′E / 33.767°S 25.400°ECoordinates: 33°46′S 25°24′E / 33.767°S 25.400°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Established | 1804 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.35 km2 (29.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 103,639 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.8% |
| • Coloured | 54.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| • White | 18.4% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 68.9% |
| • Xhosa | 17.9% |
| • English | 10.4% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Postal code (street) | 6229 |
| PO box | 6230 |
| Area code | 041 |
Uitenhage (/ˈjuːtᵻnheɪɡ/; Afrikaans: [œi̯tənˈɦɑːxə]) is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. The city of Port Elizabeth and the small town of Despatch are located near Uitenhage, to the east.
Uitenhage was founded on 25 April 1804 by landdrost (district magistrate) Jacob Glen Cuyler and named in honour of the Cape's Commissioner-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist by the Dutch Cape Colony governor, Jan Willem Janssens. Uitenhage formed from part of the district of Graaff Reinet (shortly after its short-lived secession).
The Cape Colony received a degree of independence when "Responsible Government" was declared in 1872. In 1875 the Cape government of John Molteno took over the rudimentary Uitenhage railway site, incorporated it into the Cape Government Railways (CGR), and began construction of the lines connecting Uitenhage to Port Elizabeth and the Southern African interior. Two years later, in 1877, Uitenhage was declared a municipality.
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