Wooldridge, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Wooldridge is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
CountrySouth Africa
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| Coordinates: 33.221°S 27.246°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Ngqushwa |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 179 |
| • Density | 36.6/km2 (94.8/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 98.9% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
The village is 16 km east of Peddie. It developed from a settlement of the German Legion. It was named after Colonel J W Wooldridge who was an officer under Baron von Stutterheim.[2]
