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East London
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.jpg) East London, looking toward the sea | |
  East London  East London  East London | |
| Coordinates: 33°01′03″S 27°54′17″E / 33.01750°S 27.90472°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Established | 1847[1] |
| Area | |
• City | 168.86 km2 (65.20 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,536 km2 (979 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• City | 267,007 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 755,200 |
| • Metro density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 70.1% |
| • Coloured | 11.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
| • White | 16.0% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 61.8% |
| • English | 21.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.3% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5200 |
| PO box | 5201–5499 |
| Area code | 043 |
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[update], East London had a population of over 267,000 with over 755,000 in the surrounding metropolitan area.[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place East London". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "South Africa Cities". Wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Census 2011 — Metropolitan Municipality “Buffalo City” Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.