Adelaide is a rural town and farming area in the province of Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The first recorded settlement of the modern day area of Adelaide was during the late 18th and 19th centuries, when white farmers (known as trekboers) settled here and started productive farming.

The specialised abattoir for venison (farm-hunted game meat) operating in the central town provides much needed employment to the local residents.

About 2,300 Coloureds reside in the Bezuidenhoutville township 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the central town, and represent 19% of Adelaide's inhabitants.

Lingelethu is the largest Black African township in Adelaide, with a census exceeding 6,000[1] and a population share of 77% of the municipal area.