Cities

Gqeberha

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Gqeberha." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gqeberha.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Gqeberha. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gqeberha

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-gqeberha,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Gqeberha},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gqeberha},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Gqeberha, also known by its former name Port Elizabeth and colloquially referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Facts

Population

967,677 1

Area (sq km)

251.03 1

Founding Year

1820 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Latitude

33.9581 degrees south 1

Longitude

25.6 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

South Africa

Source Gqeberha (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Africa

Sources

1. Gqeberha (Wikipedia)

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Gqeberha (English: /kɛˈbɛərxə/ keb-AIR-khə, Xhosa: [ᶢǃʱɛ̀ɓéːxà]), also known by its former name Port Elizabeth and colloquially referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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1. Gqeberha (Wikipedia)

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