Alice, South Africa
Alice
Dikeni | |
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Buildings of the University of Fort Hare in Alice | |
| Nickname: eDikeni | |
Alice Alice Alice | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′21″S 26°50′06″E / 32.78917°S 26.83500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,143 |
| • Density | 1,540/km2 (3,980/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.0% |
| • Coloured | 5.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 84.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.3% |
| • English | 3.5% |
| • Other | 5.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Area code | 040 |
Alice, also known as Dikeni, is a small town on the R63 road in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, adjacent to the Tyhume River. It is named after Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, the second daughter of the British Queen Victoria. In 1824, the town was settled by British Colonists. It forms part of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.