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This is a list of cities and towns in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
The Eastern Cape ( Xhosa: iMpuma-Kapa; Afrikaans: Oos-Kaap [ˈuəs.kɑːp]) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. Due to its climate and nineteenth century towns, it is a common location for tourists.
Queenstown, officially Komani, [2] is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly halfway between the smaller towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom on the N6 National Route. The town was established in 1853 and is currently the commercial, administrative, and educational centre of the surrounding farming district .
Qonce. / 32.883°S 27.400°E / -32.883; 27.400. Qonce, formerly known as King William's Town, [3] is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The town is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the Indian Ocean port of East London. It has a population of around 35,000 inhabitants and ...
The Eastern Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into two metropolitan municipalities (Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay) and six district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into thirty-one local municipalities.
Makhanda, South Africa. / 33.31000°S 26.52667°E / -33.31000; 26.52667. Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown, is a town [a] of about 75,000 [4] people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 110 kilometres (70 mi) northeast of Gqeberha and 130 kilometres (80 mi) southwest of East London.
The roof was of slate from North Wales, brought out to Port Elizabeth as ships' ballast. This wool mill was built in 1821 by Samuel Bradshaw, an 1820 Settler. It played an important role in the history of the wool industry in South Africa. The remains of the first wool mill to be built in the Eastern Province and probably the first in South Africa.
UTC+2 ( SAST) Municipal code. BUF. The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality ( Xhosa: uMasipala oMbaxa wase Buffalo City) is a metropolitan municipality situated on the east coast of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It includes the towns of East London, Bhisho and Qonce, as well as the large townships of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha .