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Alice Dikeni | |
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 Buildings of theUniversity of Fort Hare in Alice | |
| Nickname: eDikeni | |
  Alice  Alice  Alice | |
| Coordinates:32°47′21″S26°50′06″E / 32.78917°S 26.83500°E /-32.78917; 26.83500 | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,143 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.0% |
| • Coloured | 5.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 84.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.3% |
| • English | 3.5% |
| • Other | 5.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Area code | 040 |
Alice, officially Dikeni,[2] is a small town inEastern Cape, South Africa that is named afterPrincess Alice, the daughter of the BritishQueen Victoria. It was settled in 1824 by British colonists. It is adjacent to theTyhume River. It has a rail and road connection toEast London,Qonce and other towns in the province. It forms part ofRaymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
TheUniversity of Fort Hare began in early 1847 as a fort built to house British troops. The same fort was converted in 1916 into a black university institution. Many of the current political leaders in South Africa were educated at the University of Fort Hare. It is also the alma mater of former presidentNelson Mandela. The university is also the repository of the archives of theAfrican National Congress and documents and houses one of the most significant collections ofAfrican art.
Built in 1898, it is one of the oldest sites in Alice and still graces the town with its old charm of yesterday.Victoria Hospital is a large district hospital on the outskirts of Alice reconstructed and upgraded by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government between 2006 and 2011.[3]
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The location was namedLovedale by Europeanmissionaries who settled there in 1824. It lies on the southwestern bank of the Tyhume River, west-northwest of East London, at an elevation of 1,720(524m). It was named afterJohn Love of the Glasgow Missionary Society. During the Frontier War it was abandoned and themission resettled on the west bank of theTyhume River. On the east bank afort was built, called Fort Hare, afterMajor-General John Hare, who waslieutenant-governor of theEastern Cape and actinggovernor of theCape Colony. Later the name of the town was changed to Alice. Alice was the administrative andmagisterial capital of the old district of Victoria East. In 1847, it was named Alice by SirPeregrine Maitland afterPrincess Alice, the second daughter of Queen Victoria. Municipal status was attained in 1852.
The town was officially renamed Dikeni in 2016.[4]
Municipalities and communities ofAmathole District Municipality,Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat:East London | ||
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| Great Kei | ||
| Mbhashe |
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| Mnquma |
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| Ngqushwa | ||
| Raymond Mhlaba | ||
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