Seymour, Eastern Cape

Seymour is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Seymour
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Coordinates: 32.55°S 26.766°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Raymond Mhlaba
Area [1]
• Total	2.59 km^2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,467
• Density	950/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	97.8%
• Coloured	1.7%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	95.9%
• Afrikaans	1.8%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	5750
Area code	040

The town is 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.[2] The town is in the newly established Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

References

1. "Main Place Seymour". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 401.