Colchester, South Africa
Colchester | |
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  Colchester Location within Eastern Cape  Colchester Location within South Africa  Colchester Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′00″S 25°48′00″E / 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 | 362/km2 (937/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 |
Colchester is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which governs Gqeberha and surrounding towns and suburbs.
Geography
The small town of Colchester lies about 40 kilometres north-east of Gqeberha. It also lies on the N2 about 20 minutes from Gqeberha and an 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
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Colchester". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Port Elizabeth Central to Colchester". Port Elizabeth Central to Colchester. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ "Grahamstown to Colchester". Grahamstown to Colchester. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ "Sundays River Valley". Visit Eastern Cape. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
Municipalities and communities of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) | ||
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