Lady Grey, South Africa
Lady Grey | |
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Lady Grey | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′35″S 27°12′52″E / 30.70972°S 27.21444°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Senqu |
| Established | 1857 |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,658 m (5,440 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,023 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 85.7% |
| • Coloured | 10.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 3.5% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 53.0% |
| • Sotho | 29.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.6% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9755 |
| PO box | 9755 |
| Area code | 051 (-603-) |
Lady Grey is a rural village in the North of the Eastern Cape in South Africa near the border with Lesotho. It is situated in the foothills of the Witteberg mountains, 54 km (34 mi) due east of Aliwal North on the R58 road and 260 km (160 mi) from the capital of the Free State Province, Bloemfontein.