Clarkson, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
34°00′36″S 24°20′28″E / 34.010°S 24.341°E / -34.010; 24.341CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictSarah BaartmanMunicipalityKou-KammaArea • Total2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,824 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African40.3% • Coloured58.4% • Indian/Asian0.1% • White0.2% • Other1.0%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans63.3% • Xhosa33.3% • Sotho1.4% • English1.2% • Other0.9%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
6302
Area code042

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. A mission station was established by Bishop Hans Peter Hallbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson who helped abolish the slave-trade.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Clarkson". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 118. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Clarkson, Eastern Cape | South African History Online".
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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)
Blue Crane Route
Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
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