Port Elizabeth

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#429

Global Rank

5.9

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

5.3%


Share

South Africa • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Johannesburg UTC+2

Population
1.2M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
1,416 km² (547 mi²)
Density
841/km² (2,177/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Port Elizabeth

State / province Eastern Cape

Language English

Port Elizabeth metro area

-33.96, 25.60
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major League Teams/Venues.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • South Africa

Chippa United

Port Elizabeth • Level: 1

Notable Venues2 venues

Rugby Union

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Port Elizabeth

Test Cricket

St George's Park

Gqeberha

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

Eastern Province Elephants

Port Elizabeth

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Port Elizabeth, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape
—
SA20

Languages of Port Elizabeth

Xhosa first in Eastern Cape; 11 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoXhosa
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalZulu
NationalXhosa
NationalAfrikaans
English reach, Eastern Cape
31%
Tier 3 country

Eastern Cape on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Port Elizabeth

#634 by film pedigree · score 2.2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: John Kani

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#1362

Rhodes University

Makhanda, South Africa

#1694

Nelson Mandela University

Gqeberha, South Africa

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

Port Elizabeth • 4 - Regional

Suburban Rail (28 stations)2 entries

Metrorail Eastern Cape

East London • 18 stations

Metrorail Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth • 10 stations