Uitenhage & the Swartkops Valley:- Eastern Cape.

Uitenhage, known as the garden town of the
Eastern Cape, the largest town in the Swartkops valley

Uitenhage, Victoria Tower

The construction of the tower began in 1896 and in January 1997 it was named by the Premier of the Cape Sir Gordon Sprigs in honour of Queen Victoria when he officially opened the building. Located on the corner of Church and Caledon Streets 

This is the independent informative Uitenhage site created solely for the purpose of promoting the town and surrounding area's residents, industry and attractions of this part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. That is Uitenhage and other places in or near the Swartkops River Valley.
Why do we need an independent site?  The answer is no one else does it, at least not as good as us. If this is not a fact why do so many others copy our info.

Uitenhage, the lagest town in the valley, is in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.  Situated about 30 kilometers from the coast.  Just a short drive to the Indian Ocean and beautiful sandy beaches, including those at Bluewater Bay. It is now part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, being the second largest town in the municipality after Port Elizabeth. It is the automotive hub of the Eastern cape.
I has a present day population of 275,185 inhabitants
Though not having the riches of other provinces such as Gauteng neither does the Eastern Cape have the problems associated with densely populated areas.

Take some time to browse the section of the site and learn about the potential for tourism and investment.

Northwest of Port Elizabeth. It was founded in 1804 by J.A. Uitenhage de Mist, a Dutch governmental official sent to the Cape Colony by the government of the Batavian Republic, and it contains a number of 19th-century buildings, including the Drostdy (1815), Town Hall (1882, extended in 1952), and Court House (1898). Uitenhage is an industrial town, with automobile manufacture and assembly plants.

Railway workshops although on a smaller scale than a few years ago, and textile and tyre factories. It is also the centre of a substantial sheep and goat-farming district and is the home of Web-page Design©

Note Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth and several other areas have been incorporated into the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.

What you will find is that Uitenhage, the garden town is a thriving area in South Africa's Eastern Cape.   Also a modern industrial complex and some of best schools in the area.  Yes indeed Uitenhage is no slouch when it comes to innovations.

Uitenhage lies at the foot of the Winterhoek Mountains, dominated by the distinctive peaks of the Cockscomb, click on photo and see why it is called the garden town. Follow the  links at the side to visit Uitenhage the garden town of the Eastern Cape and learn about its history. See the town as it is today, some of its attractions, industry, proximity to Port Elizabeth, Addo National Park and other nearby attractions.  

 Uitenhage is an ideal place to live and work this is proven by some of the long term involvement by internationally known companies such as Volkswagen and Good Year. 
It is justifiably proud of it's schools such as College Hill, Muir, Daniel Pienaar etc. 

The Springs Resorts and the Groendal Nature reserve are situated just out side the town. While down river you will come to Despatch, Redhouse, Amsterdamhoek and on the coast Bluewater Bay

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