Quigney, Eastern Cape
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 Quigney
Quigney shown within Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Main Place | East London, Eastern Cape |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,258 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 75.3% |
| • Coloured | 5.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.0% |
| • White | 15.2% |
| • Other | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Xhosa | 54.1% |
| • English | 26.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.0% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 8.5% |
| Postal code (street) | 5201 |
| PO box | 5211 |
Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa.
It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883.[2]
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Communities of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape
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