Clarkebury

Clarkebury
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Coordinates: 31°47′20″S 28°16′48″E / 31.789°S 28.280°E / -31.789; 28.280
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Engcobo
Established	1830
Area [1]
• Total	8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	768
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.2%
• Coloured	1.3%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	98.7%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5024
PO box	5024
Area code	047

Clarkebury is a village in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established in 1830 as a mission station of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. It was visited by James Backhouse in March 1839.^[2]