I-Bathurst imalunga 12 kilometers phakathi kwelizwe ukusuka ePort Alfred, kwindlela uR67, kwiphondo laseMpuma Koloni eMzantsi Afrika, kwaye ithiywe ngoHenry Bathurst, owesithathu uEarl Bathurst, unobhala welizwe leeKoloni nguSirRufaneDonkin. Ibango layo eliphambili lodumo lelokuba yayiliziko lokuqala lolawulo elasekwa nguRhulumente waseBritane ukulungiselela amaSettlers aseBritane ngo-1820 awathunyelwa kwesi sithili njengendawo yokukhusela phakathi kwekoloni yaseKapa kunye nabelusi abangamaXhosa ababefudukela emazantsi nasentshona ngaselunxwemeni. UBathurst ngoku uyinxalenye kaMasipala weNgingqi waseNdlambe kuMasipala weSithili saseSarah Baartman eMpuma Koloni.

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Bathurst
The Big Pineapple, located on the edge of town
The Big Pineapple, located on the edge of town
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Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Ndlambe
Main Place
Established 1820[1]
Government
 • Councillor
Uluntu(2011)[2]
 • Total 6 368
 • Density Bad rounding here87/km2 (Bad rounding here220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 90.0%
 • Coloured 1.6%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 7.9%
 • Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Xhosa 84.4%
 • English 9.1%
 • Afrikaans 3.8%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Postal code (street) 6166
PO box 6166
Area code 046