Bell, Eastern Cape

Bell
Bell Bell shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 33°15′22″S 27°21′47″E / 33.256°S 27.363°E / -33.256; 27.363Coordinates: 33°15′22″S 27°21′47″E / 33.256°S 27.363°E / -33.256; 27.363
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Ngqushwa
Area^[1]
• Total	3.29 km² (1.27 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	865
• Density	260/km² (680/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	99.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• Xhosa	96.9%
• English	1.7%
• Other	1.4%
Postal code (street)	5605

Bell is a village 30 km south-east of Peddie and 80 km south-west of East London. Named after Charles Davidson Bell (1813-1882), Surveyor-General in 1857.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Main Place Bell". Census 2011.
↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 73. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape

District seat: East London

Amahlathi	Border Post Braunschweig Burnshill Cathcart Debe Nek Frankfort Kei Road Keiskammahoek Mnyameni Stutterheim

Great Kei	Chintsa Haga Haga Kei Mouth Komga Morgans Bay Queensberry Bay Sihota

Mbhashe	Dutywa Elliotdale Hobeni Willowvale

Mnquma	Blythswood Butterworth Kentani Mazeppa Bay Nqamakwe Qolora Mouth

Ngqushwa	Bell Bodiam Hamburg Peddie Wesley Wooldridge

Nkonkobe	Alice Balfour Calderwood Fort Beaufort Healdtown Hogsback Katberg Mhlangeni Middledrift Seymour

Nxuba	Adelaide Bedford

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