Lorraine, Port Elizabeth

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Lorraine
Coordinates: 33°58′21″S25°29′53″E / 33.97250°S 25.49806°E / -33.97250; 25.49806
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Nelson Mandela Bay
Main Place Port Elizabeth
Area
[1]
  Total4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population
  Total8,004
  Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
   Black African 8.0%
   Coloured 3.6%
   Indian/Asian 1.4%
   White 86.5%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[2]
   English 54.3%
   Afrikaans 40.7%
   Xhosa 2.7%
  Other2.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6070

Lorraine is a western suburb of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape in South Africa.

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Location

Lorraine is located 13 km west of Port Elizabeth's city centre and borders the suburbs of Beverly Grove, Weybridge Park and Woodlands to the north, Goldwater to the north-east, Fairview to the east, Theescombe to the south and Kamma Park to the west. [3]

Lorraine is located a few kilometres south of the N2 highway (to Humansdorp and Makhanda) and is connected to the N2 via the M7 (Bramlin Street) and M12 (Kragga Kamma Road).

Facilities

Lorraine has no police station however it falls under the jurisdiction of the Walmer Police Station just 10 km west of Lorraine. [4]

Lorraine also has no hospitals, but the nearest hospitals is the Nurture Aurora Hospital in Walmer Downs for people with disabilities and the Netcare Greenacres Hospital. Despite not having a hospital Lorraine does however include a frail care centre. [5]

Lorraine has two shopping centre, Kamma Crossing and The Gardens Shopping Centre. Nearby and larger shopping centers are Baywest Mall and Greenacres Shopping Centre.

Education

Schools in Lorraine include Lorraine Primary School and the Amadeus Independent School. Nearby schools include Kabega Christian Independent School, Sunridge Primary School, St Joseph's RC School, Curro Westbrook, Westering High School and Westering Primary School amongst others.

Referencing

  1. "Census 2011: Sub Place: Lorraine".
  2. "Census 2011: Sub Place: Summerstrand".
  3. "Census 2011: Main Place: Port Elizaberth". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  4. "Crime Stats SA". www.crimestatssa.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. "Nurture Aurora - Physical Rehabilitation Hospital". nurturehealth.net. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

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