Uitenhage
Kariega
Uitenhage | |
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Clockwise from Top: View of the town, Cuyler Manor, Victoria Tower. | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′S 25°24′E / 33.767°S 25.400°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Established | 1804 |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.35 km2 (29.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 103,639 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.8% |
| • Coloured | 54.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| • White | 18.4% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 68.9% |
| • Xhosa | 17.9% |
| • English | 10.4% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6229 |
| PO box | 6230 |
| Area code | 041 |
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Uitenhage (/ˈjuːtənheɪɡ/ YOO-tən-hayg; Afrikaans: [œitənˈɦɑːχə]), officially renamed Kariega, 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 part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.