Bethelsdorp
Bethelsdorp | |
|---|---|
Almshouses, Alms Street, Bethelsdorp | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′S 25°30′E / 33.883°S 25.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Established | 1803 |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.62 km2 (14.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 182,012 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 34.1% |
| • Coloured | 64.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 57.8% |
| • Xhosa | 28.7% |
| • English | 11.2% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6059 |
| PO box | 6003 |
| Area code | +27 (0)41 |
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.