Eastern Cape Province

Eastern Cape
Area169,580 kmē (13.9% of country's total)
Population6.7 million (14.4% of the total)
GDP8.4% of the country's total
LanguagesXhosa (83%), Afrikaans (9.6%), English (3.7%)
CapitalBisho
Other townsAliwal North, East London, Port Elizabeth, Umtata, Grahamstown
PremierNosimo Balindlela

The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bisho. One of the many areas in the Eastern Cape is Grahamstown which is home to one of the oldest univerities and many schools. ie St Andrews College.

There is a small exclave of Eastern Cape province completely surrounded by the neighbouring province of KwaZulu-Natal. Its main town is Umzimkulu.

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Provinces of South Africa
Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | KwaZulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | Northern Cape| North West | Western Cape






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