| Peddie | |
| Other Name: | iNgqushwa |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.196°N 27.116°W |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Name2: | Amathole |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ngqushwa |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.32 |
| Population Total: | 4658 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 86.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.5% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 5640 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 5640 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 040 |
Peddie (Xhosa: iNgqushwa) is a town in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality[2] within the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The town is situated 55 km south-west of Qonce and 67 km east of Makhanda. It developed from a frontier post established in 1835 and named Fort Peddie, and became a municipality in 1905. Named after Lieutenant-Colonel John Peddie (died 1840), who led the 72nd Highlanders against the Xhosa in the Sixth Frontier War.[3]
A large provincial hospital on the outskirts of Peddie is named Nompumelelo Hospital.[4]
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