Despatch, South Africa
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Despatch is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa situated between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage with an estimated population of 40 000. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, and has collectively a population of over 1.3 million.
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Despatchers/Klipgooiers | |
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Coordinates: 33°48′5.57″S 25°28′36.41″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 19.65 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 39,619 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 36.9% |
• Coloured | 17.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 44.7% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 59.7% |
• Xhosa | 33.2% |
• English | 5.1% |
• Other | 2.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6220 |
PO box | 6219 |
Area code | 041 |
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