Main Place

Macleantown

Quick Fact ......
  • 580

  • 186

  • 6,7%

  • 5,4%

  • 62,9%

  • 5,9%

Macleantown is named after Colonel Maclean who was a Chief Commissioner of the area under British rule. The Xhosa name for the place is eMongo. (GPS coordinates: 32.7895 S, 27.7372 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population580
Young (0-14)27,2%
Working Age (15-64)62,2%
Elderly (65+)10,5%
Dependency ratio60,7
Sex ratio105,7
Population density58 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+11,8%
Higher education aged 20+6,7%
Matric aged 20+21,9%
Number of households186
Average household size3,1
Female headed households32,3%
Formal dwellings53%
Housing owned/paying off28,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage5,9%
Weekly refuse removal4,3%
Piped water inside dwelling5,4%
Electricity for lighting62,9%

Place names

Buffalo City Municipality