Despatch, South Africa

Despatch Despatchers/Klipgooiers
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Coordinates: 33°48′5.57″S 25°28′36.41″E / 33.8015472°S 25.4767806°E / -33.8015472; 25.4767806
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Nelson Mandela Bay
Area [1]
• Total	19.65 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	39,619
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	36.9%
• Coloured	17.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	44.7%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	59.7%
• Xhosa	33.2%
• English	5.1%
• Other	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6220
PO box	6219
Area code	041

Despatch is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa situated between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage with an estimated population of 40 000. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, and has collectively a population of over 1.3 million.