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Kariega
Uitenhage
Victoria Tower
Victoria Tower
Kariega is located in Eastern Cape
Kariega
Kariega
Kariega is located in South Africa
Kariega
Kariega
Kariega is located in Africa
Kariega
Kariega
Coordinates: 33°46′S 25°24′E / 33.767°S 25.400°E / -33.767; 25.400
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityNelson Mandela Bay
Established1804[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total75.35 km2 (29.09 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total103,639
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African23.8%
 • Coloured54.7%
 • Indian/Asian1.2%
 • White18.4%
 • Other1.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans68.9%
 • Xhosa17.9%
 • English10.4%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6229
PO box
6230
Area code041

Uitenhage (/ˈjtənhɡ/ YOO-tən-hayg;[3] Afrikaans: [œitənˈɦɑːχə]), officially renamed Kariega,[4] is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port Elizabeth and the small town of Despatch, it forms the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A". The Royal Engineers and Settlement Planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, Methodology and Impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503., based on Floyd (1960:20–26)
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Uitenhage". Census 2011.
  3. ^ Lass, Roger (1990), "A 'standard' South African vowel system", in Ramsaran, Susan (ed.), Studies in the Pronunciation of English: A Commemorative Volume in Honour of A.C. Gimson, Routledge, p. 283, ISBN 978-0-41507180-2
  4. ^ "Two SA airports – and Port Elizabeth – just got official new names". BusinessInsider. Retrieved 2021-02-24.

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