Jamestown | |
|---|---|
| James Calata | |
  Jamestown  Jamestown  Jamestown | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′17″S 26°48′24″E / 31.12139°S 26.80667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Walter Sisulu |
| Established | 1874 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,666 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.0% |
| • Coloured | 1.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 92.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.2% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.4% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9742 |
| PO box | 9742 |
| Area code | 051 |
Jamestown, officially James Calata,[2][3] is a town on the N6 national road 58 km south of Aliwal North and 105 km north of Komani in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is at the centre of a fertile sheep, cattle and wheat-farming area and was the terminus of a branch railway line from Molteno. It was named after James Wagenaar, original owner of the farm on which the town was laid out.[4]
The Jamestown Hospital, which was previously provincially aided, has since January 2011 been fully operated by the Eastern Cape Department of Health.[5]
There are two public schools: Phambili Mzontsundu Senior Secondary School which is situated in town, and Phahameng Primary School which is situated in Masakhane Township. Next to Siyanda Nonkala's home
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- ^ Jamestown entry in Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa Vol 6, p. 182
- ^ "Eastern Cape Department of Health official website". Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.