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Grahamstown
Eastern Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Grahamstown
Grahamstown sits on the route: 40 minutes from Bathurst.
Grahamstown is in Eastern Cape, South Africa, with about 92,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bathurst, about 35 km away.
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Grahamstown is in Eastern Cape, South Africa, about 35 km from Bathurst.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 91,548
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -33.3042, 26.5328
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