Alice, South Africa
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Alice is a small town in Eastern Cape, South Africa that is named after Princess Alice, the daughter of the British Queen Victoria. It was settled in 1824 by British colonists. It is adjacent to the Tyhume River. It has a rail and road connection to East London, Qonce and other towns in the province. It forms part of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
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Alice | |
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Nickname: eDikeni | |
Coordinates: 32°47′21″S 26°50′06″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
Area | |
• Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,143 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 93.0% |
• Coloured | 5.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 0.6% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 84.0% |
• Afrikaans | 7.3% |
• English | 3.5% |
• Other | 5.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Area code | 040 |
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