Cradock
Sign in to saveNxuba, formerly Cradock, is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, by road northeast of Gqeberha. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nxuba
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: A street in Cradock, 38 Bree Street, Dutch Reformed Church, Welcome sign
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chris Hani
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Inxuba Yethemba
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1816
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 118.57
- Settlement.population_total
- 8626
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- Pre-colonial history
- Colonial history
- The Cradock Four
- Economy and tourism
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Nxuba, formerly Cradock, is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, by road northeast of Gqeberha. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape.
The town is originally named after John Cradock, governor of the Cape Colony in early 19th century and commander of the forces.