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Eastern Cape

Province

The Eastern Cape is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, and its largest city is Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth. The 2022 population was 7,225,784 across an area of 168,966 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Bhisho 1
Population
7,225,784 1
2022 figure from Eastern Cape's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Area (sq km)
168,966 1
Admission Year
1994 1
Latitude
32 degrees south 1
Longitude
27 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Gqeberha, Cities

gqeberha is associated with eastern-cape.

Source Gqeberha (Wikipedia)
South Africa, Countries

Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa.

Source Eastern Cape (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Eastern Cape (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The Eastern Cape (Afrikaans: Oos-Kaap [ˈuəs.kɑːp]; Xhosa: eMpuma-Kapa; Khoekhoe: Aiǂoas!hub) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, and its largest city is Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Bhisho
  • Infobox, population
    7,225,784 (2022)
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    168966
  • Infobox, coordinates
    32 S 27 E
  • Lead section
    Eastern Cape is the only province in South Africa where the number of Black Africans declined from 86.6% to 85.7% since Apartheid ended in 1994.
  • Part Of: South Africa, Lead paragraph
    Khoekhoe: Aiǂoas!hub) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
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Wikidata: Eastern Cape
Wikidata Q130840, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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