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South Africa: Eastern Cape

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The population of the Eastern Cape Province by census years

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-10-09
Population
Census
2011-10-09
 
Eastern CapeProvince6,278,6516,562,053

Contents: Urban Areas and Places

The population of all urban areas and places in the Eastern Cape Province with 1,000 inhabitants or more.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, population group, first language).

Name StatusPopulation
Census
2001-10-09
Population
Census
2011-10-09
 
Aberdeen (- Lotusville - Thembalesizwe)Urban Area6,3317,162
AddoUrban Main Place...6,239
Adelaide (- Lingelethu - Bezuidenhoutville)Urban Area12,05212,191
Alexandria (- KwaNonkqubela)Urban Area7,71510,086
AliceUrban Area...15,142
Alicedale (- KwaNonzwakazi)Urban Area...3,872
Aliwal North (- Dukathole)Urban Area28,46535,153
Balfour EC (- Mandela Park - Phola Park)Urban Area...2,660
Barkly East (- Nkululeko - Fairview)Urban Area9,3439,987
Bathurst (- Nolukhanyo)Urban Area5,5496,369
Bedford (- Nyara - Nonzwakazi)Urban Area8,5758,769
BerlinUrban Area2,0753,047
Bizana (- Highland)Urban Main Place...7,974
BontrugUrban Main Place6,8078,394
Burgersdorp (- Mzamomhle)Urban Area13,53715,991
ButterworthUrban Area45,90344,308
Cala (- Ndondo)Urban Area11,47013,158
Cathcart (- Katikati - Daliwe)Urban Area6,8677,360
CedarvilleUrban Main Place2,5104,412
Cintsa East (Chintsa)Urban Main Place1,3201,740
Clarendon Marine (- Seaview)Urban Area...2,279
ClarksonUrban Main Place...1,824
Cofimvaba (- Ekuphumleni - Joe Slovo)Urban Main Place...8,783
ColchesterUrban Main Place...2,073
ColdstreamUrban Main Place9511,657
Cookhouse (- Bhongweni)Urban Main Place5,1895,707
Cradock (- Lingelihle)Urban Main Place31,27836,671
DimbazaUrban Area...21,784
Dordrecht (- Sinakho)Urban Area8,74310,260
DucatsUrban Main Place...3,546
East LondonUrban Area232,701295,644
Elliot (- Masibambane - Takalani - Vergenoeg - Polar Park)Urban Main Place15,08414,376
ElliotdaleUrban Main Place...2,267
Engcobo (Ngcobo)Urban Main Place6,1189,835
Enon (- Aquapark)Urban Area1,3082,160
Flagstaff (- Nkuluekweni - Gabajana)Urban Area...10,250
Fort Beaufort (- Kwatinidubu)Urban Main Place22,19025,668
Frankfort ECUrban Main Place...2,043
GlenmoreUrban Area...1,245
Gonubie (- Mzamonhle)Urban Area15,16519,809
Graaff-Reinet (- uMasizakhe)Urban Area32,46035,672
Grahamstown (- Rhini)Urban Area61,75367,264
HamburgUrban Main Place...1,348
Hankey (- Rosedale - Centerton - Katank - Weston)Urban Main Place9,81311,761
HanoverUrban Sub Place8751,200
Hofmeyr (- Luxolweni)Urban Area3,1973,681
HogsbackUrban Main Place6451,029
Humansdorp (- Kruisfontein - KwaNomzamo)Urban Area21,89428,990
Idutywa (Dutywa)Urban Main Place...11,076
IlingeUrban Main Place10,46710,689
IlithaUrban Area8,7738,144
Indwe (- Mavuya - Mzamomhle - Manyano)Urban Area6,6927,934
Jamestown (- Masakhane)Urban Main Place3,4034,666
Jansenville (- Mpumlani - KwaZamukucinga)Urban Area4,9135,612
Jeffreys Bay (- Paradise Beach)Urban Main Place16,17727,107
Joubertina (- Ravinia)Urban Area5,7176,237
Kareedouw (- Kagiso Heights - Uitkyk - New Rest)Urban Main Place3,9084,985
Kei Mouth (- Cwili)Urban Area1,7632,036
Kei Road (- Emthonjini)Urban Area1,2341,340
KeiskammahoekUrban Area2,4012,735
KentaniUrban Main Place...1,456
Kenton-on-Sea (- Bushmans River - Marselle)Urban Area8,88011,301
King William's Town (- Bisho - Zwelitsha)Urban Area63,77477,682
Kirkwood (- Aquapark - Bergsig)Urban Main Place...5,371
Klipplaat (- Wongalethu)Urban Area2,8952,967
Komga (- Siviwe)Urban Main Place6,9228,090
Krakeel RiverUrban Main Place1,6671,931
Lady Frere (- Bhongolwethu - Zizamele)Urban Area3,8174,809
Lady Grey (- Kwezinaledi - Steve Tshwete)Urban Area6,1017,023
Libode (- KwaNomzamo)Urban Area2,8174,561
LoerieheuwelUrban Main Place1,8302,787
LouterwaterUrban Main Place...4,829
Lusikisiki (- Joe Slovo)Urban Area...6,173
Maclear (- Snowabile)Urban Area9,55810,520
MalutiUrban Main Place4,4387,223
Matatiele (- Harry Gwala Park)Urban Main Place9,41512,466
Mdantsane (- Potsdam)Urban Area181,679171,522
Middelburg EC (- KwaNonzame - Midros)Urban Area13,78418,680
Middledrift (- Gugulethu)Urban Main Place...2,140
Mkukwini (- Shhlaba - KuMngqanga)Urban Area...1,645
Molteno (- Nomonde)Urban Area10,46811,552
Mount Ayliff (- Mcithwa)Urban Area...5,368
Mount Fletcher (- Solomzi - Tembeni)Urban Area9,41713,258
Mount Frere (- Badibanise)Urban Area7,6529,884
MqanduliUrban Main Place2,3602,647
MsobomvuUrban Main Place1,9591,765
Mthatha [Umtata]Urban Area98,219137,589
Ndevana (- Izeleni)Urban Area...15,150
NgabanguUrban Main Place2,1422,359
Ngqeleni (- Magcakini)Urban Area...2,630
Nieu BethesdaUrban Main Place1,0101,540
NomathamasanqaUrban Main Place9,26310,696
NqamakweUrban Main Place...1,558
Patensie (- Noorshoek)Urban Area3,7835,262
Paterson (- KwaZenzele)Urban Area4,4045,582
Pearston (- Khanyiso)Urban Area4,0424,516
PeddieUrban Main Place3,7754,658
PhakamisaUrban Area7,8547,350
Port Alfred (- Nkwenkwezi)Urban Area20,96525,858
Port Elizabeth (incl. Ibhayi, Bethelsdorp, Motherwell)Urban Area778,141876,436
Queenstown (- Mlungisi - Ezibeleni)Urban Area84,09298,988
QumbuUrban Main Place3,3714,928
Rietbron (- Jacobsville)Urban Main Place8831,184
Sanddrif EC (- Nompumelelo)Urban Area2,8953,393
SantombeUrban Main Place...1,085
Seymour (- Joe Slovo)Urban Area1,5462,466
Somerset East (- KwaNojoli)Urban Area16,56918,824
Sterkstroom (- Masakhe)Urban Area6,3727,165
Steynsburg (- Khayamnandi)Urban Area6,6537,213
Steytlerville (- Vuyolwetho)Urban Area3,6424,017
St Francis BayUrban Main Place...4,933
StormsrivierUrban Main Place...1,670
Stutterheim (- Cumakala)Urban Area22,58924,672
TabankuluUrban Main Place2,2363,266
Tarkastad (- Zola)Urban Area5,4756,060
Teko Springs (- KwaZizane)Urban Area9241,590
Thornhill (- Stofile Village)Urban Main Place...2,462
TsoloUrban Sub Place5,6725,726
TsomoUrban Main Place...2,108
TyushaUrban Main Place...1,289
Ugie (- Bhekela)Urban Area8,33213,466
Uitenhage (- Kwanobuhle - Despatch)Urban Area193,271242,924
Venterstad (- Nozizwe)Urban Area4,2734,989
WesleyUrban Main Place1,6431,634
Whittlesea (- Sada - Ekuphumleni)Urban Area31,14428,248
Willowmore (- Hillview - Lovemore)Urban Main Place6,3907,678
WillowvaleUrban Main Place2,5392,522
WoodlandsUrban Main Place1,3101,882

Source: Statistics South Africa (by adrianfrith.com).

Explanation: The tabulated population figures are derived from completely or mostly urban sub places according to the 2011 definition .
The 2001 and 2011 figures are not completely comparable because of boundary differences between the sub places of 2001 and 2011.
Some densely populated areas have been classified as "traditional" (and not as "urban") by Statistics South Africa and therefore are not considered here.
The aggregation of sub places to "reasonable" urban areas was done by »City Population«.