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The layout of the town reflects its original objective as a defensive stronghold for the frontier area and has a most unusual design. There is a central hexagonal area where canon or rifle fire could be directed down six thoroughfares radiating from the centre. The canon sites have now been replaced
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The area has in the past had very severe weather problems, luckily, often only affecting the surrounding areas. In 2002, heavy snowfall around Queenstown caused a severe disaster, especially since the area was not funded or ready for such a disaster. Then, in 2004, the surrounding areas of the
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Eastern Cape were affected by strong winds and heavy rainfall, although Queenstown once again escaped much flooding and some wind damage, power shortages soon followed. Other natural disasters include
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The town prospered from its founding up to the worldwide depression of the 1930s, and again thereafter. In the 1960s, the majority of the Black population were moved east to the township of
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Queenstown has produced 2 Olympians and a plethora of musicians, sportsmen(national and international) and more. Some notable names hailing from the town are:
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supergroup. The lithology is red mudstone 1 to 10 m rich layers and sub-ordinate 1 to 2 m rich sandstone layers deposited by meandering
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in an oxidising environment gradually filling the Karoo basin. The formation reaches a thickness of 600 m in the Komani (Queenstown) and
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The Queenstown municipal council assumed a pseudo-heraldic coat of arms in October 1902. The shield was quartered and depicted the
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with gardens and a central fountain. An abstract sculpture replaced the fountain as part of the town's 150th anniversary. The
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area. Numerous dolerite dykes and ring structures intruded the area creating localities for groundwater exploration.
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township, which although roughly the same surface area as the main town, has by far a larger population.
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In February 2016, the government changed the official name for the town from "Queenstown" to "Komani".
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and has a plentiful water supply from the surrounding rugged mountains. The water is collected in the
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has been built to the south-east of the city. East of the town lies the much larger
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Western Cape Archives: Queenstown Municipal Minutes (29 October 1902).
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Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
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The following high schools serve the town and surrounding areas:
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Queenstown was founded in early 1853 under the direction of Sir
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in 1876, and the line was officially opened on 19 May 1880.
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Populated places in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality
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Basic biographical details of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer
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still exists, with the outer road surrounding it named
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Tertiary education institutions in Queenstown include
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The arms are illustrated (in black and white) in the
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Queenstown is located in Eastern Cape
Queenstown is located in South Africa
Queenstown is located in Africa
31°54′S 26°53′E / 31.900°S 26.883°E / -31.900; 26.883
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South Africa
Province
Eastern Cape
District
Chris Hani
Municipality
Enoch Mgijima
Madoda Pipiyana

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