Eastern Cape
ProvinceData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province 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 (65,238 mi²)
- Population density
- 43/km² (111/mi²)
- 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. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its 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
#429Port Elizabeth
1.2M · Established Metro
5.9
#962East London
975K · Emerging Metro
1.8
#1339Jeffreys Bay
107K · Emerging Metro
1.0