Uitenhage
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Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port Elizabeth and the small town of Despatch, it forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
Key facts
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- English
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- 10.4%
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- Other
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- 2.9%
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- SAST
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- +2
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- Postal code (street)
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- 6229
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- PO box
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- 6230
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- Area code
- Settlement.name
- Uitenhage
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- Kariega
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- Clockwise from Top: View of the town, Cuyler Manor, Victoria Tower.
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- South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Uitenhage
- Population
- 103639
- Elevation
- 103
- Image
- 9 2 095 0017-Cuyler Manor-Uitenhage-s.jpg
- Dialing code
- 041
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- Commons category
- Uitenhage
- inception
- 1804-04-25
- postal code
- 6230
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Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port Elizabeth and the small town of Despatch, it forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
==History==
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