Cathcart, Eastern Cape

Cathcart
Main street in Cathcart
Cathcart
 Cathcart shown within Eastern Cape
Cathcart
Cathcart (South Africa)
Cathcart
Cathcart (Africa)
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 Queenstown.

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,[lower-alpha 1] 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.[lower-alpha 2]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ St. Alban's Anglican Church is located at 32°17′51″S 27°08′32″E / 32.297520°S 27.142206°E
  2. ↑ Cathcart High School is located at 32°17′39″S 27°08′32″E / 32.294263°S 27.142158°E
  1. ↑ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20–26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Subplaces Katikati SP, Daliwe SP, Carthcart SP and Rocklands from Census 2011.
  3. ↑ Burman 1984, p. 83.
  4. ↑ Menache & David 2015, p. 16.

  • Burman, Jose (1984). Early railways at the Cape. Human & Rousseau.
  • Menache, Philippe; David, Darryl Earl (2015). Church Tourism in South Africa: A Travel Odyssey : Also Featuring, On Tour with Wynand Louw. Menache and David (Self published). ISBN 978-0-620-67799-8.

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