Eastern Cape, South Africa
Facts and figures on Eastern Cape at a glance
Region name: Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 6,490,714 people
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape) is located in the regional capital Bhisho (Bhisho) with a population of 137,287 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Eastern Cape's regional capital Bhisho to South Africa's capital Pretoria (Pretoria) is approximately 792 km (492 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Eastern Cape Eastern Cape | 6,490,714 people | Bhisho Bhisho | 137,287 people |
Compare with other regions in South Africa.
Map of Eastern Cape
Information on Eastern Cape
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Eastern Cape Eastern Cape | Bhisho Bhisho | 9 | South Africa | Africa |
Time in Eastern Cape
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 30 May 2023 - 12:56pm | No | Tue, 30 May 2023 - 12:56pm | UTC +2.0 | Africa/Johannesburg |
Geographic coordinates of Eastern Cape
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 32°00'00.0"S (-32.0000000°) | 26°00'00.0"E (26.0000000°) |
Subregions in Eastern Cape
There are 9 administrative subregions in Eastern Cape.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Alfred Nzo District Municipality Alfred Nzo District Municipality | 1. | 479,390 | Mount Ayliff Mount Ayliff | - |
| Amathole District Municipality Amathole District Municipality | 2. | 940,441 | - | - |
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | 3. | 755,200 | East London East London | 478,676 |
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | 4. | 755,200 | Bhisho Bhisho | 137,287 |
| Cacadu District Municipality Cacadu District Municipality | 5. | 363,496 | - | - |
| Chris Hani District Municipality Chris Hani District Municipality | 6. | 798,597 | Queenstown Queenstown | 105,309 |
| Joe Gqabi District Municipality Joe Gqabi District Municipality | 7. | 308,365 | Barkly East Barkly East | - |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | 8. | 1,050,930 | Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth | 967,677 |
| OR Tambo District Municipality OR Tambo District Municipality | 9. | 1,862,218 | - | - |