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Qonce
King William's Town | |
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Coordinates: 32°53′S 27°24′E / 32.883°S 27.400°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Buffalo City |
Municipality | Buffalo City |
Established | 1835[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 65.52 km2 (25.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 34,019 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 65.3% |
• Coloured | 25.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
• White | 5.6% |
• Other | 0.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 54.5% |
• Afrikaans | 27.3% |
• English | 13.7% |
• Other | 4.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 5601 |
PO box | 5600 |
Area code | 043 |
Qonce, formerly known as King William's Town,[3] is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The town is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the Indian Ocean port of East London. It has a population of around 35,000 inhabitants and forms part of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.
The town lies 389 m (1,276 ft) above sea level at the foot of the Amathole Mountains in an area known for its agriculture. The town has one of the oldest post offices in the country developed by missionaries led by Charles Brownlee.[4]