Maclear
Maclear, officially Nqanqarhu, is a small town situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near the Mooi River, 172 km north of East London and 80 km northeast of Elliot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 12,600 residents
- Description: town in South Africa
- Also known as: “Maclear, Eastern Cape”, “Maclear, South Africa”, and “Nqanqarhu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maclear Hospital.
Maclear Hospital
Hospital
Maclear Hospital is a provincial government funded hospital for the Elundini Local Municipality area in Maclear, Eastern Cape in South Africa. It has 38 beds. In March 2025, workers at the hospital staged a go-slow to protest inadequate staffing.
Maclear
Latitude
-31.06619° or 31° 3′ 58″ southLongitude
28.34618° or 28° 20′ 46″ eastPopulation
12,600Elevation
1,262 metres (4,140 feet)Open location code
4GWCW8MW+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 262708907OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
980798Wikidata ID
Q3643094
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Venda—“Maclear” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Maclear”
- Asturian: “Nqanqarhu”
- Cebuano: “Maclear, Eastern Cape”
- Cebuano: “Maclear”
- Chinese: “麥克利爾 (東開普省)”
- Chinese: “麥克利爾”
- Dutch: “Maclear”
- Estonian: “Maclear”
- French: “Maclear (Cap-Oriental)”
- French: “Maclear”
- German: “Maclear”
- German: “Nqanqarhu”
- German: “Nqanqaru Drift”
- Italian: “Maclear”
- Pedi: “Maclear, Kapa Bohlabela”
- Pedi: “Maclear”
- Romanian: “Maclear”
- Southern Sotho: “Maclear”
- Tswana: “Maclear, Kapa Botlhaba”
- Tumbuka: “Maclear, Eastern Cape”
- Venda: “Maclear”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ugie and Mahlubini.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Magistrate Court and Abu Bakr Al Siddique.
Eastern Cape: Must-Visit Destinations
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