Enon, South Africa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Enon

Enon

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Coordinates: 33°23′53″S 25°32′42″E﻿ / ﻿33.398°S 25.545°E﻿ / -33.398; 25.545
Country| South Africa
Province| Eastern Cape
District| Sarah Baartman
Municipality| Sundays River Valley
Area

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• Total

| 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total

| 2,160
• Density| 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African| 47.3%
• Coloured| 51.9%
• Indian/Asian| 0.1%
• Other| 0.7%
First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans| 52.1%
• Xhosa| 43.6%
• English| 1.5%
• Other| 2.8%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)|

6125

PO box|

6125

Enon is a small town in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is named after the biblical place mentioned in John 3:23[2] It lies 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Kirkwood and 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-east of Uitenhage.

Enon (formerly known as Witterivier) was formed in 1818 by the Moravian Missionary Society on request of the Area Landdrost Jacob Glen Cuyler,[3] to serve as a buffer between the Xhosa, Tembu and Fingo tribes living outside the Cape Colony and the European farmers and towns inside the Cape Colony.[4] The land was granted to the Missionary Society in trust, to be administrated on behalf of the Cape Colony in the interests of residents of the missionary station.[5]

Within the first 35 years of its inception it was caught in the middle of three Cape Frontier Wars and the First Anglo-Boer War,[6] and has been evacuated on three separate occasions.[7][8][9]

Enon is referred to in the 1840s by James Backhouse in his diary.

In 1909 control of the town was ceded back to the Union of South Africa.[10] The governance of Enon currently falls under the Sundays River Valley Local Municipality.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Enon and Barsheba Census 2011.
2. ^ Raper 1989, p. 155.
3. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 3.
4. ^ de Boer & Temmers 1987, p. 3.
5. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 6.
6. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 23.
7. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 8.
8. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 10.
9. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 51.
10. ^ Temmers 1987, p. 16.

## Bibliography

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* Temmers, E. M., ed. (1987). Enon, Woonplek Van 'n Moedige Volk: Die Geskiedenis Van Enon 1818-1978 (in Afrikaans). Genadendalse Boekdrukkery.
* de Boer, Jacob; Temmers, E. M. (1987). The Unitas Fratrum: two hundred and fifty years of missionary and pastoral service in Southern Africa (Western Region). Moravian Church in S.A.W.C.P. ISBN 978-0-620-10974-1.
* Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 155\. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2.

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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape

District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

Blue Crane Route|

* Cookhouse
* Kommadagga
* Middleton
* Pearston
* Petersburg
* Somerset East

Sarah Baartman District within South Africa

Dr Beyers Naudé|

* Aberdeen
* Adendorp
* Graaff-Reinet
* Jansenville
* Klipplaat
* Kendrew
* Nieu-Bethesda
* Rietbron
* Steytlerville
* Willowmore
* Waterford

Kouga|

* Aston Bay
* Cape St. Francis
* Hankey
* Humansdorp
* Jeffreys Bay
* Kruisfontein
* Loerie
* Oyster Bay
* Paradise Beach
* Patensie
* St Francis Bay
* Thornhill

Kou-Kamma|

* Clarkson
* Coldstream
* Joubertina
* Kareedouw
* Krakeel River
* Louterwater
* Misgund
* Stormsrivier
* Thornham
* Tweeriviere

Makana|

* Alicedale
* Grahamstown (Makhanda)
* Riebeek East
* Salem

Ndlambe|

* Alexandria
* Bathurst
* Boesmansriviermond
* Boknesstrand
* Cannon Rocks
* Cuylerville
* Kasouga
* Kenton-on-Sea
* Port Alfred
* Seafield
* Southwell
* Trappe's Valley

Sunday's River Valley|

* Addo
* Coerney
* Enon
* Kirkwood
* Paterson

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