Quigney, South Africa

Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa.

Quigney
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Coordinates: 33.016°S 27.915°E / -33.016; 27.915
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Buffalo City
Main Place	East London
Area [1]
• Total	2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,258
• Density	5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	75.3%
• Coloured	5.3%
• Indian/Asian	3.0%
• White	15.2%
• Other	1.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	54.1%
• English	26.2%
• Afrikaans	10.0%
• Southern Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	8.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5201
PO box	5211

It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883.^[2]