Cathcart, Eastern Cape

Cathcart
Main street in Cathcart
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Coordinates: 32°18′S 27°08′E / 32.300°S 27.133°E / -32.300; 27.133Coordinates: 32°18′S 27°08′E / 32.300°S 27.133°E / -32.300; 27.133
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Amahlathi
Established	1858[1]
Area [2]
• Total	30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	7,360
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	93.4%
• Coloured	2.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	4.3%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [2]
• IsiXhosa	90.6%
• English	4.5%
• Afrikaans	3.1%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5310
PO box	5310
Area code	045

Cathcart is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, named after Sir George Cathcart, governor of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope 1852–1853. The town is situated on the N6, 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Stutterheim en route to Komani.

Establishment[]

Originally a small military post, established during the Eighth Frontier War, it was established as a village in 1858 when German colonists arrived in the region. Work on its railway connection to East London on the coast was begun by the Cape government of John Molteno in 1876 and the line was officially opened on 3 November 1879.^[3]

Religion[]

Church of Saint Alban at Cathcart in the Eastern Cape South Africa on the road to Aliwal North.

St. Alban's Anglican Church,^[a] built in 1886 is a well known landmark in Cathcart and has an unusual and distinctive Western façade.^[4]

Education[]

There are a number of high schools and primary schools in Cathcart. Cathcart High School is located North of the town near the N6 route to Queenstown.^[b]

Notable people[]

• Allister Sparks

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Cathcart at Wikimedia Commons

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