Main Place

Barkly East

Quick Fact ......
  • 9,986

  • 2,630

  • 6,4%

  • 22%

  • 84,7%

  • 67,8%

Barkly East was named after Sir Henry Barkly, Governor of Cape Colony from 1870-1877 (GPS coordinates: 30.9701 S, 27.5941 E).

Character(s) left.
  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population9,986
Young (0-14)33,2%
Working Age (15-64)60,2%
Elderly (65+)6,6%
Dependency ratio66,1
Sex ratio89,4
Population density594 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+23,5%
Higher education aged 20+6,4%
Matric aged 20+16,4%
Number of households2,630
Average household size3,6
Female headed households52,3%
Formal dwellings67%
Housing owned/paying off68,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage67,8%
Weekly refuse removal78,9%
Piped water inside dwelling22%
Electricity for lighting84,7%

Place names

Senqu Municipality