Despatch
Despatch is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa situated between Gqeberha and Uitenhage with an estimated population of 40,000. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Gqeberha and Uitenhage, and has collectively a population of over 1.3 million.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Despatch, South Africa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include KwaNobuhle and Uitenhage.
KwaNobuhle
Town
KwaNobuhle is the largest township on the outskirts of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. It was formed during the time of Forced Removals, officially opened in 1967. The meaning of KwaNobuhle is "beautiful place". KwaNobuhle is situated 7 km west of Despatch.
Uitenhage
Town
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Uitenhage is situated 7 km northwest of Despatch.
Bethelsdorp
Town
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bethelsdorp is a town in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 20 km north-west of Port Elizabeth. Bethelsdorp is situated 9 km southeast of Despatch.
Despatch
Latitude
-33.79835° or 33° 47′ 54″ southLongitude
25.46875° or 25° 28′ 8″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
4GR76F29+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 25919861OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Despatch” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Despatch”
- Asturian: “Despatch”
- Chinese: “德斯帕奇”
- Chinese: “迪斯派奇”
- Dutch: “Despatch”
- Estonian: “Despatch”
- French: “Despatch”
- Japanese: “ディスパッチ”
- Pedi: “Despatch, Kapa Bohlabela”
- Pedi: “Despatch”
- Romanian: “Despatch”
- Zulu: “Despatch, Eastern Cape”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Despatch”. Photo: Jon Rawlinson, CC BY 2.0.