1840 in South Africa

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See also: 1839 in South Africa, other events of 1840, 1841 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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[edit] Events

• The Cape Town Municipality is formed and has a population of 20,016, of which 10,560 are Whites
• 26 March - The town of Wellington is founded in the Cape Colony
• 16 October - Potchefstroom, Winburg and Natalia unifies as a single Boer republic

[edit] References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References