Jamestown, Eastern Cape

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Jamestown

| official_name = James Calata

| pushpin_map = South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|31|07|17|S|26|48|24|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Joe Gqabi

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Walter Sisulu

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1874

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/288004 |title = Main Place Jamestown |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 11.98

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 4666

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 96.0%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 1.9%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.3%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 1.1%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.6%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Xhosa

| demographics2_info1 = 92.7%

| demographics2_title2 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info2 = 2.2%

| demographics2_title3 = English

| demographics2_info3 = 1.6%

| demographics2_title4 = Sotho

| demographics2_info4 = 1.4%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 2.1%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 9742

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 9742

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 051

}}

Jamestown, officially James Calata,{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/766851/85-towns-hit-with-name-changes-in-south-africa-and-more-on-the-way/ |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=BusinessTech}}{{Cite web |title=Minister Nathi Mthethwa on strides made in transforming South Africa’s heritage landscape {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/minister-nathi-mthethwa-strides-made-transforming-south-africa%E2%80%99s-heritage |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.gov.za}} is a town on the N6 national road 58 km south of Aliwal North and 105 km north of Komani in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is at the centre of a fertile sheep, cattle and wheat-farming area and was the terminus of a branch railway line from Molteno. It was named after James Wagenaar, original owner of the farm on which the town was laid out.Jamestown entry in Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa Vol 6, p. 182

The Jamestown Hospital, which was previously provincially aided, has since January 2011 been fully operated by the Eastern Cape Department of Health.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/hospitals/56/Jamestown_Provincial_Aided_hospital |title=Eastern Cape Department of Health official website |access-date=2013-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018050656/http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/hospitals/56/Jamestown_Provincial_Aided_hospital |archive-date=2013-10-18 |url-status=dead }}

There are two public schools: Phambili Mzontsundu Senior Secondary School which is situated in town, and Phahameng Primary School which is situated in Masakhane Township. Next to Siyanda Nonkala's home