Bodiam, South Africa

Bodiam
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Coordinates: 33.251°S 27.420°E / -33.251; 27.420
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Ngqushwa
Area [1]
• Total	3.38 km^2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	414
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.8%
• Coloured	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	95.9%
• English	2.4%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Bodiam is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Bodiam is 8 km (5 mi) from Bell and 38 km (24 mi) from Peddie, near the mouth of the Keiskamma River. It is named after Bodiam Castle in England and was formerly known as Mandy's Farm.[2]

See also

• Bodiam Castle

References

1. "Main Place Bodiam". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 85.