Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape Province is the second-largest province in South Africa at 168,966 km2. The languages spoken here include Xhosa, Afrikaans and English.

Elephants at a watering hole in the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape Province
Elephants at a watering hole in the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape Province

The Eastern Cape Province borders the Western Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State Provinces of South Africa.

Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Eastern Cape Towns and Cities

Seal Point lighthouse in Cape St Francis
Seal Point Lighthouse in Cape St Francis

The capital city of the Eastern Cape Province is Bisho, but the largest cities in this province are Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and East London. Towns in this province are:

  • Aliwal North
  • Barkly East
  • Burgersdorp
  • Coffee Bay
  • Cradock
  • Graaff-Reinet is one of the oldest towns in South Africa.
  • Grahamstown
  • Hogsback
  • Jeffrey’s Bay
  • King Williams Town
  • Maclear & Ugie
  • Mazeppa Bay
  • Middelburg
  • Mthatha
  • Nieu Bethesda
  • Rhodes
  • Somerset East
  • St Francis Bay

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