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Kareedouw (English: Kareedowns) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre for the Kou-Kamma Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape.

Key facts

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Kareedouw
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KAREEDOUW NG KERK.jpg
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Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk church in Kareedouw
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South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
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Country
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South Africa
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Province
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Eastern Cape
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District
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Sarah Baartman
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Municipality
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Kou-Kamma
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Main Place
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Established
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Councillor
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15.10
Settlement.population_total
4985
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Well known Places and Schools in Kareedouw
  • Schools
  • Places
  • Tourism
  • Locations
  • References

Kareedouw (English: Kareedowns) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre for the Kou-Kamma Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape.

==History== The town's name derives from the Khoi phrase "karee" meaning "praise". The town was established by white settlers around the year 1750.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kareedouw” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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