One of the nine new provinces established by the South African constitution of 1994, in SE South Africa, incorporating the former Transkei and Ciskei homelands, and formerly part of Cape Provinces; capital, Bisho; pop (2000e) 6 170 000; area 170 616 km²/65 858 sq mi; chief languages, Xhosa (85%), Afrikaans, English; second poorest province; automotive industry at Port Elizabeth; agriculture, forestry, tourism (coastal amenities and nature reserves).
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| Capital | Bhisho | |||
| Largest city | Port Elizabeth | |||
| Premier | Nosimo Balindlela | |||
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Area - Total |
Ranked 2nd 169,580 km² |
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Population - Total (2001) - Density |
Ranked 3rd 6,436,761 38/km² |
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| Languages |
Xhosa (83%) Afrikaans (9.6%) English (3.7%) |
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| Ethnic composition |
Black (87.6%) Coloured (7.4%) Caucasian (4.7%) Asian (0.3%) |
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The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa.
Geography
The Eastern Cape gets progressively wetter from west to east.
The Addo Elephant National Park, situated 73 km from Port Elizabeth, was proclaimed in 1931.
The province is the location of South Africa's only ski resort, Tiffindell, which is situated in the Southern Drakensberg on the slopes of the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Cape (3001 m).
The National Arts Festival, held in Grahamstown is Africa's largest and most colourful cultural event, offering a choice of the very best of both indigenous and imported talent.
The Tsitsikamma National Park is an 80 km long coastal strip between Nature's Valley and the mouth of the Storms River.
Jeffreys Bay is an area with some of the country's wildest coastline, which is backed by some of Africa's most spectacular sub-tropical rainforest.
Aliwal North, lying on a splendid agricultural plateau on the southern bank of the Orange River, is one of the country's most popular inland resorts and is famous for its hot springs.
Economy
The Eastern Cape remains one of the poorest provinces in South Africa.
Formation
The Eastern Cape as a South African Province came into being in 1994 and incorporated areas from the former homelands of the Transkei and Ciskei as well as what was then the Cape Province. The later anomaly has fallen away with the amendments to municipal and provincial boundaries.
Municipalities
The Eastern Cape Province is divided into 46 municipalities:
Aberdeen Plain Municipality Alfred Nzo Municipality Amahlathi Municipality Amatole Municipality Baviaans Municipality Blue Crane Route Municipality Buffalo City Municipality (East London, Mdantsane and King William's Town) Cacadu Municipality Camdeboo Municipality Chris Hani Municipality Elundini Municipality Emalahleni Municipality Ngcobo Municipality Gariep Municipality Great Kei Municipality Ikwezi Municipality Inkwanca Municipality Intsika Yethu Municipality Inxuba Yethemba Municipality King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality Kouga Municipality Kou-Kamma Municipality Lukanji Municipality Makana Municipality Maletswai Municipality Mbhashe Municipality Mbizana Municipality Mhlontlo Municipality Mnquma Municipality Ndlambe Municipality Municipality Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage & Despatch) Ngqushwa Municipality Nkonkobe Municipality Ntabankulu Municipality Nxuba Municipality Nyandeni Municipality O.R. Tambo Municipality Port St. Johns Municipality Quakeni Municipality Sakhisizwe Municipality Senqu Municipality Sunday's River Valley Tsolwana Municipality Ukhahlamba Municipality Umzimkhulu Municipality Umzimvubu Municipality v • d • e 'Provinces of South Africa'Eastern Cape • Free State • Gauteng • KwaZulu-Natal • Limpopo • Mpumalanga • Northern Cape • North West • Western Cape
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