East London is a city on South Africa's southeastern coast in the Eastern Cape province, where the Buffalo River meets the Indian Ocean. It is the country's only major river port and has historically served as an industrial and trading center for the surrounding region, with a significant automotive manufacturing sector. The city grew around a British colonial military settlement in the nineteenth century and today anchors the Buffalo City metropolitan municipality.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. East London, South Africa (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 478,676
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -33.0175, longitude 27.904722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 48 m
P2046 (area)
area 156.7 sq km
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -33.0175,27.9047
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 60.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -33.25, 27.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -33.25, 27.75
-33.25 27.75 Cfa
4. GeoNames: East London - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1006984, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.69 km)Quote, cities500 record 1006984, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.69 km)
-33.01529 27.91162 P PPLA2 ZA 05 BUF BUF 478676 48 Africa/Johannesburg
East London, South Africa - Wikipedia
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