East London, South Africa

East London
East London, looking toward the sea
East London, looking toward the sea
East London is located in Eastern Cape
East London
East London
East London is located in South Africa
East London
East London
East London is located in Africa
East London
East London
Coordinates: 33°01′03″S 27°54′17″E / 33.01750°S 27.90472°E / -33.01750; 27.90472
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City
Established1847 (1847)[1]
Area
 • City168.86 km2 (65.20 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,536 km2 (979 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • City267,007
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
755,200
 • Metro density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African70.1%
 • Coloured11.6%
 • Indian/Asian1.8%
 • White16.0%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa61.8%
 • English21.2%
 • Afrikaans13.3%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5200
PO box
5201–5499
Area code043

East London (Xhosa: eMonti; Afrikaans: Oos-Londen) is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa,[3] in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and hosts the country's only river port. As of 2011, East London had a population of over 267,000 with over 755,000 in the surrounding metropolitan area.[4]

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place East London". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "South Africa Cities". Wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. ^ Census 2011 — Metropolitan Municipality “Buffalo City” Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.

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