South Africa: Eastern Cape
Province
The population of the Eastern Cape Province by census years
| Name | Status | Population Census 2001-10-09 | Population Census 2011-10-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Province | 6,278,651 | 6,562,053 |
Contents: Urban Areas and Places
The population of all urban areas and places in the Eastern Cape Province with 1,000 inhabitants or more.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, population group, first language).| Name | Status | Population Census 2001-10-09 | Population Census 2011-10-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (- Lotusville - Thembalesizwe) | Urban Area | 6,331 | 7,162 | → |
| Addo | Urban Main Place | ... | 6,239 | → |
| Adelaide (- Lingelethu - Bezuidenhoutville) | Urban Area | 12,052 | 12,191 | → |
| Alexandria (- KwaNonkqubela) | Urban Area | 7,715 | 10,086 | → |
| Alice | Urban Area | ... | 15,142 | → |
| Alicedale (- KwaNonzwakazi) | Urban Area | ... | 3,872 | → |
| Aliwal North (- Dukathole) | Urban Area | 28,465 | 35,153 | → |
| Balfour EC (- Mandela Park - Phola Park) | Urban Area | ... | 2,660 | → |
| Barkly East (- Nkululeko - Fairview) | Urban Area | 9,343 | 9,987 | → |
| Bathurst (- Nolukhanyo) | Urban Area | 5,549 | 6,369 | → |
| Bedford (- Nyara - Nonzwakazi) | Urban Area | 8,575 | 8,769 | → |
| Berlin | Urban Area | 2,075 | 3,047 | → |
| Bizana (- Highland) | Urban Main Place | ... | 7,974 | → |
| Bontrug | Urban Main Place | 6,807 | 8,394 | → |
| Burgersdorp (- Mzamomhle) | Urban Area | 13,537 | 15,991 | → |
| Butterworth | Urban Area | 45,903 | 44,308 | → |
| Cala (- Ndondo) | Urban Area | 11,470 | 13,158 | → |
| Cathcart (- Katikati - Daliwe) | Urban Area | 6,867 | 7,360 | → |
| Cedarville | Urban Main Place | 2,510 | 4,412 | → |
| Cintsa East (Chintsa) | Urban Main Place | 1,320 | 1,740 | → |
| Clarendon Marine (- Seaview) | Urban Area | ... | 2,279 | → |
| Clarkson | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,824 | → |
| Cofimvaba (- Ekuphumleni - Joe Slovo) | Urban Main Place | ... | 8,783 | → |
| Colchester | Urban Main Place | ... | 2,073 | → |
| Coldstream | Urban Main Place | 951 | 1,657 | → |
| Cookhouse (- Bhongweni) | Urban Main Place | 5,189 | 5,707 | → |
| Cradock (- Lingelihle) | Urban Main Place | 31,278 | 36,671 | → |
| Dimbaza | Urban Area | ... | 21,784 | → |
| Dordrecht (- Sinakho) | Urban Area | 8,743 | 10,260 | → |
| Ducats | Urban Main Place | ... | 3,546 | → |
| East London | Urban Area | 232,701 | 295,644 | → |
| Elliot (- Masibambane - Takalani - Vergenoeg - Polar Park) | Urban Main Place | 15,084 | 14,376 | → |
| Elliotdale | Urban Main Place | ... | 2,267 | → |
| Engcobo (Ngcobo) | Urban Main Place | 6,118 | 9,835 | → |
| Enon (- Aquapark) | Urban Area | 1,308 | 2,160 | → |
| Flagstaff (- Nkuluekweni - Gabajana) | Urban Area | ... | 10,250 | → |
| Fort Beaufort (- Kwatinidubu) | Urban Main Place | 22,190 | 25,668 | → |
| Frankfort EC | Urban Main Place | ... | 2,043 | → |
| Glenmore | Urban Area | ... | 1,245 | → |
| Gonubie (- Mzamonhle) | Urban Area | 15,165 | 19,809 | → |
| Graaff-Reinet (- uMasizakhe) | Urban Area | 32,460 | 35,672 | → |
| Grahamstown (- Rhini) | Urban Area | 61,753 | 67,264 | → |
| Hamburg | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,348 | → |
| Hankey (- Rosedale - Centerton - Katank - Weston) | Urban Main Place | 9,813 | 11,761 | → |
| Hanover | Urban Sub Place | 875 | 1,200 | → |
| Hofmeyr (- Luxolweni) | Urban Area | 3,197 | 3,681 | → |
| Hogsback | Urban Main Place | 645 | 1,029 | → |
| Humansdorp (- Kruisfontein - KwaNomzamo) | Urban Area | 21,894 | 28,990 | → |
| Idutywa (Dutywa) | Urban Main Place | ... | 11,076 | → |
| Ilinge | Urban Main Place | 10,467 | 10,689 | → |
| Ilitha | Urban Area | 8,773 | 8,144 | → |
| Indwe (- Mavuya - Mzamomhle - Manyano) | Urban Area | 6,692 | 7,934 | → |
| Jamestown (- Masakhane) | Urban Main Place | 3,403 | 4,666 | → |
| Jansenville (- Mpumlani - KwaZamukucinga) | Urban Area | 4,913 | 5,612 | → |
| Jeffreys Bay (- Paradise Beach) | Urban Main Place | 16,177 | 27,107 | → |
| Joubertina (- Ravinia) | Urban Area | 5,717 | 6,237 | → |
| Kareedouw (- Kagiso Heights - Uitkyk - New Rest) | Urban Main Place | 3,908 | 4,985 | → |
| Kei Mouth (- Cwili) | Urban Area | 1,763 | 2,036 | → |
| Kei Road (- Emthonjini) | Urban Area | 1,234 | 1,340 | → |
| Keiskammahoek | Urban Area | 2,401 | 2,735 | → |
| Kentani | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,456 | → |
| Kenton-on-Sea (- Bushmans River - Marselle) | Urban Area | 8,880 | 11,301 | → |
| King William's Town (- Bisho - Zwelitsha) | Urban Area | 63,774 | 77,682 | → |
| Kirkwood (- Aquapark - Bergsig) | Urban Main Place | ... | 5,371 | → |
| Klipplaat (- Wongalethu) | Urban Area | 2,895 | 2,967 | → |
| Komga (- Siviwe) | Urban Main Place | 6,922 | 8,090 | → |
| Krakeel River | Urban Main Place | 1,667 | 1,931 | → |
| Lady Frere (- Bhongolwethu - Zizamele) | Urban Area | 3,817 | 4,809 | → |
| Lady Grey (- Kwezinaledi - Steve Tshwete) | Urban Area | 6,101 | 7,023 | → |
| Libode (- KwaNomzamo) | Urban Area | 2,817 | 4,561 | → |
| Loerieheuwel | Urban Main Place | 1,830 | 2,787 | → |
| Louterwater | Urban Main Place | ... | 4,829 | → |
| Lusikisiki (- Joe Slovo) | Urban Area | ... | 6,173 | → |
| Maclear (- Snowabile) | Urban Area | 9,558 | 10,520 | → |
| Maluti | Urban Main Place | 4,438 | 7,223 | → |
| Matatiele (- Harry Gwala Park) | Urban Main Place | 9,415 | 12,466 | → |
| Mdantsane (- Potsdam) | Urban Area | 181,679 | 171,522 | → |
| Middelburg EC (- KwaNonzame - Midros) | Urban Area | 13,784 | 18,680 | → |
| Middledrift (- Gugulethu) | Urban Main Place | ... | 2,140 | → |
| Mkukwini (- Shhlaba - KuMngqanga) | Urban Area | ... | 1,645 | → |
| Molteno (- Nomonde) | Urban Area | 10,468 | 11,552 | → |
| Mount Ayliff (- Mcithwa) | Urban Area | ... | 5,368 | → |
| Mount Fletcher (- Solomzi - Tembeni) | Urban Area | 9,417 | 13,258 | → |
| Mount Frere (- Badibanise) | Urban Area | 7,652 | 9,884 | → |
| Mqanduli | Urban Main Place | 2,360 | 2,647 | → |
| Msobomvu | Urban Main Place | 1,959 | 1,765 | → |
| Mthatha [Umtata] | Urban Area | 98,219 | 137,589 | → |
| Ndevana (- Izeleni) | Urban Area | ... | 15,150 | → |
| Ngabangu | Urban Main Place | 2,142 | 2,359 | → |
| Ngqeleni (- Magcakini) | Urban Area | ... | 2,630 | → |
| Nieu Bethesda | Urban Main Place | 1,010 | 1,540 | → |
| Nomathamasanqa | Urban Main Place | 9,263 | 10,696 | → |
| Nqamakwe | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,558 | → |
| Patensie (- Noorshoek) | Urban Area | 3,783 | 5,262 | → |
| Paterson (- KwaZenzele) | Urban Area | 4,404 | 5,582 | → |
| Pearston (- Khanyiso) | Urban Area | 4,042 | 4,516 | → |
| Peddie | Urban Main Place | 3,775 | 4,658 | → |
| Phakamisa | Urban Area | 7,854 | 7,350 | → |
| Port Alfred (- Nkwenkwezi) | Urban Area | 20,965 | 25,858 | → |
| Port Elizabeth (incl. Ibhayi, Bethelsdorp, Motherwell) | Urban Area | 778,141 | 876,436 | → |
| Queenstown (- Mlungisi - Ezibeleni) | Urban Area | 84,092 | 98,988 | → |
| Qumbu | Urban Main Place | 3,371 | 4,928 | → |
| Rietbron (- Jacobsville) | Urban Main Place | 883 | 1,184 | → |
| Sanddrif EC (- Nompumelelo) | Urban Area | 2,895 | 3,393 | → |
| Santombe | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,085 | → |
| Seymour (- Joe Slovo) | Urban Area | 1,546 | 2,466 | → |
| Somerset East (- KwaNojoli) | Urban Area | 16,569 | 18,824 | → |
| Sterkstroom (- Masakhe) | Urban Area | 6,372 | 7,165 | → |
| Steynsburg (- Khayamnandi) | Urban Area | 6,653 | 7,213 | → |
| Steytlerville (- Vuyolwetho) | Urban Area | 3,642 | 4,017 | → |
| St Francis Bay | Urban Main Place | ... | 4,933 | → |
| Stormsrivier | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,670 | → |
| Stutterheim (- Cumakala) | Urban Area | 22,589 | 24,672 | → |
| Tabankulu | Urban Main Place | 2,236 | 3,266 | → |
| Tarkastad (- Zola) | Urban Area | 5,475 | 6,060 | → |
| Teko Springs (- KwaZizane) | Urban Area | 924 | 1,590 | → |
| Thornhill (- Stofile Village) | Urban Main Place | ... | 2,462 | → |
| Tsolo | Urban Sub Place | 5,672 | 5,726 | → |
| Tsomo | Urban Main Place | ... | 2,108 | → |
| Tyusha | Urban Main Place | ... | 1,289 | → |
| Ugie (- Bhekela) | Urban Area | 8,332 | 13,466 | → |
| Uitenhage (- Kwanobuhle - Despatch) | Urban Area | 193,271 | 242,924 | → |
| Venterstad (- Nozizwe) | Urban Area | 4,273 | 4,989 | → |
| Wesley | Urban Main Place | 1,643 | 1,634 | → |
| Whittlesea (- Sada - Ekuphumleni) | Urban Area | 31,144 | 28,248 | → |
| Willowmore (- Hillview - Lovemore) | Urban Main Place | 6,390 | 7,678 | → |
| Willowvale | Urban Main Place | 2,539 | 2,522 | → |
| Woodlands | Urban Main Place | 1,310 | 1,882 | → |
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«.