Grahamstown (AKA Makhanda) Eastern Cape
Schools, Theatre Companies and Facilitators in Grahamstown (AKA Makhanda), Eastern Cape.
Makhanda, commonly known as Grahamstown, is a town[a] of about 70,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 110 kilometres (70 mi) northeast of Port Elizabeth and 130 kilometres (80 mi) southwest of East London. Makhanda is the largest town in the Makana Local Municipality, and the seat of the municipal council. It also hosts Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, the South African Library for the Blind (SALB), a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, and 6 South African Infantry Battalion.
Estimated Population: 70000
District Municipality: Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Local Municipality: Makana Local Municipality
Provincial Representative: Masixole Heshu, masixole@nullassitej.org.za