Uitenhage

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 continent.
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  • Type: Town with 104,000 residents
  • Description: South African city
  • Also known as: Kariega
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uitenhage and Muir College.

Railway station
is a railway station.

School
is a English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Vanes Estate in Kariega in the province of . is situated 4 km northeast of Uitenhage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include KwaNobuhle.

Town
is the largest township on the outskirts of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape province of the Republic of . It was formed during the time of Forced Removals, officially opened in 1967. The meaning of is "beautiful place". is situated 4½ km south of Uitenhage.

Uitenhage

Latitude
-33.7679° or 33° 46′ 4″ south
Longitude
25.3978° or 25° 23′ 52″ east
Population
104,000
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
Inception
April 25th, 1804
United Nations Location Code
ZA UHG
Open location code
4GR769JX+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 946025154
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
946877
Wiki­data ID
Q1020192
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Uitenhage” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Uitenhage
  • Arabic: يوتينهاغ
  • Bulgarian: Ютънхах
  • Catalan: Uitenhage
  • Cebuano: Uitenhage
  • Chinese: 埃滕哈赫
  • Chinese: 尤丹赫支
  • Chinese: 尤坦黑格
  • Chinese: 艾滕哈赫
  • Danish: Uitenhage
  • Dutch: Uitenhage
  • Esperanto: Uitenhage
  • Estonian: Uitenhage
  • Finnish: Uitenhage
  • French: Kariega
  • French: Uitenhage
  • German: Kariega
  • German: Uitenhage
  • Irish: Uitenhage
  • Italian: Uitenhage
  • Japanese: オイテンハーヘ
  • Japanese: ユイテンヘーグ
  • Malagasy: Uitenhage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Uitenhage
  • Norwegian: Uitenhage
  • Pedi: Uitenhage
  • Persian: اویتنهاگ
  • Polish: Uitenhage
  • Portuguese: Uitenhage
  • Romanian: Uitenhage
  • Russian: Эйтенхахе
  • Scottish Gaelic: Uitenhage
  • Slovenian: Utienhage
  • Southern Sotho: Uitenhage
  • Spanish: Uitenhage
  • Swahili: Uitenhage
  • Swedish: Uitenhage
  • Thai: ออยเทนฮาเก
  • Ukrainian: Ейтенхахе
  • Ukrainian: Карієга
  • Urdu: یوٹینہیج
  • Venetian: Uitenhage
  • Zulu: Uitenhage

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Tower Complex and Kariega Post Office.

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