Bell | |
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Coordinates:33°15′22″S27°21′47″E / 33.256°S 27.363°E /-33.256; 27.363 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Ngqushwa |
Area | |
• Total | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 865 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 96.9% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Other | 1.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 5605 |
Bell is a village 30 km south-east ofPeddie and 80 km south-west ofEast London. Named afterCharles Davidson Bell (1813-1882), Surveyor-General in 1857.[2]