Uniondale, South Africa
Uniondale | |
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Town | |
Uniondale, Old Dutch Reformed Church from the fort | |
Uniondale Uniondale | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′33″S 23°7′26″E / 33.65917°S 23.12389°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | George |
| Established | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | George Municipal Council (Ward 25) |
| • Councillor | Jarques Esau (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.90 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,525 |
| • Density | 239.4/km2 (620.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 8.5% |
| • Coloured | 80.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 8.9% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.1% |
| • English | 1.9% |
| • Xhosa | 1.1% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6460 |
| PO box | 6460 |
| Area code | 044 |
Uniondale is a small town in the Little Karoo in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Its primary claim to fame is the ghost story of the Uniondale hitcher. The town is connected by the N9 road to George and the R339 road, down to Knysna.