Colchester, South Africa

Colchester
Colchester is located in Eastern Cape
Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is located in South Africa
Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is located in Africa
Colchester
Colchester
Coordinates: 33°41′00″S 25°48′00″E / 33.683333°S 25.8°E / -33.683333; 25.8
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityNelson Mandela Bay
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,073
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African41.8%
 • Coloured20.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White35.9%
 • Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans48.5%
 • Xhosa33.2%
 • English14.7%
 • Other3.6%
Time zoneUTC+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 Port Elizabeth (since 2021 renamed Gqeberha). It also lies on the N2 about 20 minutes from Port Elizabeth 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. ^ a b c d "Main Place Colchester". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Port Elizabeth Central to Colchester". Port Elizabeth Central to Colchester. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Grahamstown to Colchester". Grahamstown to Colchester. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Sundays River Valley". Visit Eastern Cape. Retrieved 1 August 2020.


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