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/
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Population2022 figure from Eastern Cape's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission Year Connections
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)
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1. Eastern Cape (Wikipedia)
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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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