Addo is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Addo | |
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  Addo  Addo | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′01″S 25°40′59″E / 33.567°S 25.683°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Sundays River Valley |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 16,935 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 82.0% |
| • Coloured | 16.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 1.0% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 75.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.9% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6105 |
| PO box | 6105 |
| Area code | 042 |
Region east of the Sundays River, some 72 km northeast of Gqeberha. In 1931 about 680 hectares (1,700 acres) were enclosed to form the Addo Elephant National Park. The name is also borne by a railway station, post office and bridge. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name probably means 'euphorbia ravine'.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Nomathamasanqa and Addo Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 52. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Addo.