| Jamestown | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -31.1214°N 26.8067°W |
| 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: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.98 |
| Population Total: | 4666 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| 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 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, also known as James Calata,[2] 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.[3]
The Jamestown Hospital, which was previously provincially aided, has since January 2011 been fully operated by the Eastern Cape Department of Health.[4]
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