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R75 Road (South Africa)
The R75 is a provincial route in Eastern Cape, South Africa that connects Graaff-Reinet with Gqeberha via Despatch, Kariega and Jansenville. Route Nelson Mandela Bay The R75 begins at the intersection with the R102 (Govan Mbeki Road) in Sydenham, just north of the Gqeberha city centre as a dual-carriage roadway and heads in a north-westerly direction as ''Commercial Road''. It intersects with the N2 highway in the suburb of Korsten and after crossing the N2, it becomes ''Uitenhage Road''. It passes through the large township of Ibhayi before leaving the built up area of Gqeberha (previously known as Port Elizabeth) and intersecting with the M19 metropolitan route at an interchange south-east of Despatch, adjacent to the Azalea Park suburb. Here, the R75 and the M19 switch roads, with the M19 becoming the northwards road (Uitenhage Road) and the R75 becoming the road westwards, immediately becoming a dual-carriageway freeway. It bypasses Despatch Central to the south and ...
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Ibhayi
iBhayi is a large township near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the largest township in the Eastern Cape province and the ninth largest in South Africa after Mitchells Plain near Cape Town in the Western Cape. Etymology ''iBhayi'' (sometimes ''eBhayi'') is a Xhosa word meaning "the bay". Although iBhayi is the name used for the collection of predominantly black townships north of Port Elizabeth, it is also used as a name for the city amongst Xhosa-speaking people. Geography iBhayi is a collection of predominantly black townships situated north of the city of Port Elizabeth, similar to how Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg is also a collection of predominantly black townships. Most of iBhayi lies east of the R75 except for its northern extensions of KwaDwesi, New KwaDwesi and Masibulele which lies west of the R75. iBhayi is surrounded by the predominantly Coloured township of Bethelsdorp and the neighbourhood of Algoa Park in the west, Redhouse and Perseverance in the nor ...
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Makhanda, Eastern Cape
Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, is a town of about 140,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about northeast of Port Elizabeth and southwest of East London. Makhanda is the largest town in the Makana Local Municipality, and the seat of the municipal council. It also hosts Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, the South African Library for the Blind (SALB), a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, and 6 South African Infantry Battalion. Furthermore, located approximately 3 km south-east of the town lies the world renowned Waterloo Farm, the only estuarine fossil site in the world from 360 million years ago with exceptional soft-tissue preservation. The town's name-change from Grahamstown to Makhanda was officially gazetted on 29 June 2018. The town was officially renamed to Makhanda in memory of Xhosa warrior and prophet Makhanda ka Nxele. History Founding Makhanda was founded as Grahams ...
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Riebeek East
Riebeek East ( af, Riebeek-Oos) is a village in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, set 39 km west of Grahamstown. It is located in a hilly area, in the midst of game and sheep farming regions. It was founded in 1842, and initially named Riebeek after Jan van Riebeeck, one year after the local church was built. It was erected on a part of the farm Mooimeisjesfontein, that was subdivided and sold by the subsequent voortrekker leader Piet Retief. A settlement appeared around the church congregation after it was established here in 1830 by the Dutch Reformed Church. Since 1826 the local farmers applied to the colonial government to form a local congregation, as they previously had to travel to Uitenhage, 130 km distant, to attend communion services. Retief's farm house is situated just east of the village, and has been declared a National heritage site A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as ...
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R400 (South Africa)
The R400 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Riebeek East with the R75 to Jansenville Jansenville is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Town on the Sundays River, 87 km south of Graaff-Reinet. Laid out on the farm Vergenoegd in 1854, it was proclaimed in 1855 and beca .... External links Routes Travel Info References Regional Routes in the Eastern Cape {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ...
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Willowmore
Willowmore is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is situated 140 km north-east of Knysna and 117 km south-west of Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and .... It was laid out in 1862 on the farm The Willows. It is uncertain whether the name is derived from this farm name and that of its owner, William Moore, or from the maiden name of Petronella Catharina Lehmkuhl and a willow-tree near her house. References {{EasternCape-geo-stub Populated places in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality Populated places established in 1862 1862 establishments in the Cape Colony ...
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R329 (South Africa)
The R329 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Willowmore in the west with Wolwefontein (a railway siding) at the R75 (which continues on to Uitenhage.) Route The route's western origin starts just north of Willowmore, from the N9. It heads east, along the northern edge of the Baviaanskloof, and, after about 30 kilometers gives off the R337 heading north-east. The route continues for another 60 kilometers to reach Steytlerville Steytlerville is a settlement on the R329 route in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is situated on the right bank of the Groot River, where the river emerges from a valley in the Grootr .... After another 30 kilometer of easterly travel the route reaches the southern terminus of the R338 and ends 25 kilometers later at the R75. External links Routes Travel Info References Regional Routes in the Eastern Cape {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ...
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Kleinpoort
Kleinpoort is a small village station in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Populated places in the Sunday's River Valley Local Municipality {{EasternCape-geo-stub ...
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Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
Kirkwood is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Sundays River in the eponymously named Sundays River Valley, which forms part of the Sundays River Valley Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape. Geography and climate Kirkwood is situated about from the Indian Ocean and about 100 meters (330 ft) above sea level. The South African Weather Service recorded a temperature of in Kirkwood in 1928 - the highest temperature ever recorded in South Africa. To the north of Kirkwood are the Rietberg Mountains with the ''Uyepoort'' (Uye Gateway), which provides passage to the Zuurberg Mountains and the Addo Elephant National Park. History The Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir John Francis Cradock, gave the first farms in the Sundays River Valley to the leaders of the successful burger commandos for their role in the victories in the border wars of 1811 and 1812. These farms were awarded to Magis ...
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R336 (South Africa)
The R336 is a Regional Route in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... It runs east/west. The western origin is the R75. From there, it passes through Kirkwood and ends at Addo at the R335. External links Routes Travel Info References Regional Routes in the Eastern Cape {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ...
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Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Sarah Baartman District Municipality (formerly Cacadu District Municipality) is situated in the western part of the Eastern Cape province, covering an area of 58 242 square kilometres. The area of the district municipality includes seven local municipalities. The seat of Sarah Baartman is the city of Gqeberha, although Gqeberha is not itself in the district (it is in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality). The languages most spoken among the 388,201 people are Xhosa and Afrikaans (2001 Census). The district code is DC10. The municipality is a multi-ethnic administration, formed by the ANC government through the merging of the predominantly Afrikaans-speaking western part of the Eastern Cape, together with Xhosa areas near the Fish river, and the English district of Albany (with its own distinctive local culture, dating back to the 1820 settlers). The name Cacadu is regarded by the Xhosa as covering the entire area of the district municipality, but in fact it is taken ...
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Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ( af, Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; xh, uMasipala wase Nelson Mandela Bay or ''uMasipala waseBhayi'') is one of eight metropolitan municipality (South Africa), metropolitan municipalities (also called Category A municipalities) in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape Province and comprises the city of Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), the nearby towns of Kariega, Uitenhage and Despatch, Eastern Cape, Despatch, and the surrounding rural area. The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality" was chosen to honour former President of South Africa, President Nelson Mandela. History Established on 5 December 2000, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality was formed as an administrative area covering Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), the neighbouring towns of Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, Kariega (Uitenhage) and Despatch, Eastern Cape, Despatch and the surrounding agricultural areas. Thus included the following c ...
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