Alice

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Alice is a small town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, known as an educational center and for its historical significance in the region.

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Alice canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
areaCode 040
climate temperate
continent Africa
coordinateLocation -32.7833, 26.8333
country South Africa
distanceTo about 120 km northwest of East London
about 20 km from King William’s Town road junctions
economicActivity education services
public administration
elevationAboveSeaLevel 535 metres
formerName Lovedale
governmentType local municipality governance
hasEducationalInstitution Lovedale College
Lovedale Public FET College
University of Fort Hare
hasHeritage missionary education history
role in African intellectual and political history via University of Fort Hare
hasNearbyTown Fort Beaufort
King William’s Town
linked to: King William's Town
knownFor educational center
historical significance in Eastern Cape
languageMajority Xhosa
languageSpoken English
Xhosa
locatedIn Amathole District Municipality
Eastern Cape
Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality
locatedInFormerHomelandRegion Ciskei area
namedAfter Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
nearbyRiver Tyhume River NERFINISHED
partOf Eastern Cape province
linked to: Eastern Cape
postalCode 5700
provinceCapitalDistance about 200 km from Bhisho
region Amathole region
roadConnection R345
R63
timezone SAST
utcOffset +2

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