Katcart [3] ( born Cathcart ) is a city in the Eastern Cape of South Africa . Named after Sir George Cutcart , Governor of the Cape Colony in 1852-1853. During the Eighth Frontier War, a small military post was located on the site where the city now stands. Then, when German colonists began to arrive in the region, in 1858 a village was founded here. In 1876, the government of John Molteno began work on connecting Cattarta railway with East London . The railway line was officially opened in 1879.
| City | |
| Catcart | |
|---|---|
| English Cathcart | |
| A country |  Republic of South Africa |
| Provinces | Eastern Cape |
| History and Geography | |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Area | 51.47 km² |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2,073 people ( 2001 ) |
| Density | 40 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +27 45 |
| Postcode | and |
The city is located on the national highway N6.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 South African Post
- ↑ 1 2 http://www.postoffice.co.za/tools/pcodes.xls
- ↑ East of the Republic of South Africa // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 202. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .