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The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist

Date
25 Apr 1804
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist

The town of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape Province was founded when then Commissioner-General Jacob Uitenhage de Mist felt there was a need to improve the colonial administration of the Cape areas. The new district of Uitenhage was then founded and was named after de Mist. Uitenhage is today a thriving industrial town. It boasts the Volkswagen factory which is the largest car factory on the African continent.

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  1. 01South African History Online, Uitenhage [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 24 April 2014]
  2. 02SA Venues Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth [online],Available at: www.sa-venues.com [Accessed: 24 April 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2013, April 19). The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095495

South African History Online (2013) 'The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist', South African History Online, 19 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095495 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).

South African History Online, The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095495, (accessed 28 August 2026).

"The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist." South African History Online, 19 Apr. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095495. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist." South African History Online. April 19, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095495.

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