Colchester, Eastern Cape
Colchester is a settlement in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which governs Port Elizabeth and surrounding towns and suburbs.
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Coordinates: 33.683333°S 25.8°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,073 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 41.8% |
• Coloured | 20.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 35.9% |
• Other | 1.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 48.5% |
• Xhosa | 33.2% |
• English | 14.7% |
• Other | 3.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6175 |
PO box | 6001 |
Geography
The small town of Colchester lies about 40 kilometres north-east of Port Elizabeth (PE). It also lies on the N2 about 20 minutes from PE and an 1 hour from Makhanda.[2][3]
It lies on the banks of the Sundays River and the south-eastern border of the Sundays River Valley region.[4]
References
- "Main Place Colchester". Census 2011.
- "Port Elizabeth Central to Colchester". Port Elizabeth Central to Colchester. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "Grahamstown to Colchester". Grahamstown to Colchester. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "Sundays River Valley". Visit Eastern Cape. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
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