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Gqeberha
Visited in August 2017
At a glance
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
- Population
- 312,392
- Type
- City in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.96°S, 25.60°E
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Overview
Gqeberha, also known as Port Elizabeth and colloquially P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa's second-smallest metropolitan municipality by area. It is the sixth-most populous city in South Africa and is the cultural, economic and financial hub of the Eastern Cape.
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