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Colchester, South Africa

Coordinates: 33°41′00″S 25°48′00″E / 33.683333°S 25.8°E / -33.683333; 25.8
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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
 • Total5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,073
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African41.8%
 • Coloured20.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White35.9%
 • Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
 • 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

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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

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  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.