Eastern Cape
ProvinceProvince of South Africa.
AfricaCapital: BhishoLanguage: English
Population
7.2M
Metros tracked
3
2.3M in metros (31%)
Composite score
8.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
- Established
- 1994
- Area
- 168,966 km²
- Population density
- 43 /km²
- Highest point
- KwaDuma (3,019 m (9,905 ft))
- Legislature
- Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
- Human Development Index
- 0.720 (2023)
- Rank in South Africa
- 4th of 9 by composite score
- Area rank
- 2nd of 9 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Port Elizabeth
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Eastern Cape metro footprint
3 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
3 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #415 | Port Elizabeth | 1.2M | 5.9 | Established Metro |
| #935 | East London | 975K | 1.8 | Emerging Metro |
| #1314 | Jeffreys Bay | 107K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |