Dordrecht, South Africa
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View of the town of Dordrecht | |
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| Coordinates: 31°22′S 27°3′E / 31.367°S 27.050°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Emalahleni |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,261 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,530/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.1% |
| • Coloured | 3.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 2.8% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 90.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.4% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5435 |
| PO box | 5435 |
| Area code | 045 |
Dordrecht is a town situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Dordrecht was founded in 1856 by Baron Smiddolff (later changed to Smithdorff), a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. The town was named for the city of the same name in the South-Western Netherlands and had a population of about 8,741 people in 2001.