Ugie
Ugie is located in Eastern Cape
Ugie
Ugie
Ugie is located in South Africa
Ugie
Ugie
Coordinates: 31°12′S 28°15′E / 31.2°S 28.25°E / -31.2; 28.25
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
MunicipalityElundini
Area
  Total19.11 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total13,467
  Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African94.3%
  Coloured2.7%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White2.6%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa89.3%
  Afrikaans4.6%
  English2.3%
  Sotho1.7%
  Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5470
PO box
5470
Area code+27 (0)45

Ugie is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Town at the southern foot of the Drakensberg, 18 km south-west of Maclear. It developed from a mission station at Gatberg, established in 1863 by William Murray and named Ugie by him, after the Ugie River in Scotland, where he was born. The town was founded in 1885, and in 1916 a village management board was instituted.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Ugie". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 443.


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