Motherwell | |
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Coordinates: 33°48′14″S 25°34′48″E / 33.804°S 25.580°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 25.86 km2 (9.98 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 140,351 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.2% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 93.1% |
• English | 2.9% |
• Other | 4.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6211 |
PO box | 6213 |
Motherwell is a fast growing township in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which is the metropolitan area comprising Gqeberha, Despatch, Uitenhage and other surrounding towns.