Country South Africa District Amathole Postal code (street) 5740 Local time Wednesday 12:42 AM | Province Eastern Cape Municipality Raymond Mhlaba PO box 5740 | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 46% Humidity | ||
Balfour is a town in Raymond Mhlaba Municipality, Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Map of Balfour, South Africa
The village, which lies at the foot of the Katberg, was established as a mission station of the Glasgow Missionary Society in 1828 by John Ross and McDiarmid, and named after Robert Balfour, first Secretary of the Society.
Throughout the nine Frontier Wars, the town experienced some heavy fighting. Today, tobacco, citrus, wool and beef farming are practised in the area.
References
Balfour, Eastern Cape Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA