Back Cathcart Afrikaans Cathcart (lungsod sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Cathcart (Südafrika) German Cathcart, Kapa Bohlabela NSO Cathcart Romanian Каткарт (ЮАР) Russian Cathcart, Kapa Botjhabela Sesotho کاتھکارٹ، مشرقی کیپ Urdu Katikati, eMzantsi Afrika Xhosa ICathcart, IMpumalanga Kapa Zulu
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| Coordinates: 32°18′S 27°08′E / 32.300°S 27.133°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Amahlathi |
| Established | 1858[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,360 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 4.3% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • 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 Komani. It is the Biltong capital of South Africa.
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Subplaces Katikati SP, Daliwe SP, Carthcart SP and Rocklands from Census 2011.