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Schutte in 1820. Schutte was required to pay to "The
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Jansenville district fell under Uitenhage. The first European to settle here was Christiaan Ernst Schutte, who obtained title to land surveyed by James Swan in June 1818 described as "Late Loan Place Vergenoegd" of 3000 morgen, and granted to C.E.
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Jansenville is north of the
Zuurberg Mountains in an area known as the Noorsveld, after a cactus-like succulent that is common in the district. Between Jansenville and the Zuurberg to the south is a plain that marks the northern boundary of the Addo National Park, while to the north are some hills
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The town's notable buildings include the large Dutch
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In 1853 Petrus Fourie arranged for layout and survey of about 80 erven for the establishment of a township named
Alexandria in honor of Ds. Alexander Smith, NGK Minister at Uitenhage, who visited the congregation once a quarter. However, by the time the application reached the authorities at the
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General Janssens, last of the Dutch Governors at the Cape, and Commander of the Dutch forces at the fateful Battle of Muizenberg
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which have a scenic drive and, at the summit, shortly before the descent through the
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266:Racial makeup (2011)
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394:Postal code
224:Established
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918:(Makhanda)
858:Joubertina
853:Coldstream
810:Oyster Bay
790:Humansdorp
757:Willowmore
677:Petersburg
662:Kommadagga
642:(Gqeberha)
528:References
245:Population
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830:Thornhill
775:Aston Bay
732:Klipplaat
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189:Province
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975:Kasouga
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878:Misgund
737:Kendrew
467:History
436:in the
359:English
177:Country
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148:32°36′S
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805:Loerie
785:Hankey
407:PO box
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927:Salem
767:Kouga
501:About
382:UTC+2
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348:Xhosa
341:65.4%
310:White
299:Asian
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277:42.9%
253:5,612
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1018:Addo
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