Despatch, South Africa
Despatch
Despatchers/Klipgooiers | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 33°48′5.57″S 25°28′36.41″E / 33.8015472°S 25.4767806°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.65 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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 |
Despatch is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa situated between Gqeberha and Uitenhage with an estimated population of 40,000. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Gqeberha and Uitenhage, and has collectively a population of over 1.3 million.