Graaff-Reinet

Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet
	View of Graaff-Reinet Town Hall Valley of Desolation Fields near Graaff-Reinet Graaff-Reinet Museum Dutch Reformed Church
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	Coordinates: 32°15′08″S 24°32′26″E / 32.25222°S 24.54056°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Dr Beyers Naudé
Established	1786
Area
• Total	203.62 km2 (78.62 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,672
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Coloured	62.18%
• Black African	28.19%
• White	8.74%
• Indian/Asian	0.47%
• Other	0.42%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	71.83%
• IsiXhosa	17.89%
• English	3.37%
• Other	6.91%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6286, 6280, 6281
Area code	049

Graaff-Reinet (Afrikaans: ['χrɑːf rɛɪnɛt]) is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province and the fourth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam.^[3]^[4] The town was the centre of a short-lived republic in the late 18th century.^[5] The town was a starting point for Great Trek groups led by Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief and furnished large numbers of the Voortrekkers in 1835–1842.^[5]

Graaff-Reinet is home to more national monuments than any other town or city in South Africa.^[6] It is also known for being a flourishing market for agricultural produce, noted for its mohair industry, and sheep and ostrich farming.

^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sum of the main places Graaff Reinet [1] and uMasizakhe [2] from Census 2011.
^ Floyd, TB (1960). "What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?".
^ "What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?". 2003.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference EB1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Graaff-Reinet City website".

[established-1] Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.

[census2011-2] Sum of the main places Graaff Reinet [1] and uMasizakhe [2] from Census 2011.

[3] Floyd, TB (1960). "What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?".

[4] "What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?". 2003.

[EB1911-5] Cite error: The named reference EB1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Graaff-Reinet City website".

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Graaff-Reinet
View of Graaff-Reinet Town Hall Valley of Desolation Fields near Graaff-Reinet Graaff-Reinet Museum Dutch Reformed Church
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 32°15′08″S 24°32′26″E / 32.25222°S 24.54056°E / -32.25222; 24.54056
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Dr Beyers Naudé
Established	1786^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	203.62 km² (78.62 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	35,672
• Density	180/km² (450/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[2]
• Coloured	62.18%
• Black African	28.19%
• White	8.74%
• Indian/Asian	0.47%
• Other	0.42%
First languages (2011) ^[2]
• Afrikaans	71.83%
• IsiXhosa	17.89%
• English	3.37%
• Other	6.91%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6286, 6280, 6281
Area code	049