Cala, South Africa

Cala is a town in Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

CountrySouth Africa

TimezoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Postal code (street)

5455

PO box

5455

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Cala
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Coordinates: 31.523°S 27.698°E / -31.523; 27.698
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Sakhisizwe
Area [1]
• Total	46.60 km2 (17.99 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	14,520
• Density	311.6/km2 (807.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.8%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	92.0%
• English	2.7%
• Sign language	1.3%
• Other	4.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5455
PO box	5455
Area code	047

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The town is located on the Tsomo River, 28 km southwest of Elliot. The name is Xhosa for ‘adjacent to’, referring to its situation west of the Drakensberg, which here extends north and south.^[2]