Clarkson, Eastern Cape
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Clarkson shown within Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Kou-Kamma |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,824 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 40.3% |
| • Coloured | 58.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 63.3% |
| • Xhosa | 33.3% |
| • Sotho | 1.4% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| PO box | 6302 |
| Area code | 042 |
Clarkson is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Moravian Mission village in the former Humansdorp district, 26 km south-east of Assegaaibos station and 60 km west of Humansdorp. It was established by Bishop H P Halbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson who helped abolish the slave-trade.[2]
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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
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District seat: Port Elizabeth
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| Camdeboo | ||
| Ikwezi | ||
| Kouga | ||
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| Makana | ||
| Ndlambe | ||
| Sunday's River Valley | ||
