Eastern Cape, South Africa · Africa
Bathurst sits on the route: 20 minutes from Port Alfred.
Bathurst is a town located in Eastern Cape, South Africa. With a population of 7,630, it is an important destination in Africa.
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Bathurst is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) inland from Port Alfred, on the R67 road, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonies by Sir Rufane Donkin. Its chief claim to fame is that it was the early administrative centreRead more
established by the British Government for the 1820 British Settlers who were sent to the district as a buffer between the Cape Colony and the Xhosa pastoralists who were migrating southwards and westwards along the coast. Bathurst is now part of the Ndlambe Local Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape.
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Bathurst is located in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -33.4998 latitude, 26.8294 longitude.
Bathurst has a population of approximately 7,630 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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