East London, South Africa
East London
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East London, looking toward the sea | |
| Coordinates: 33°01′03″S 27°54′17″E / 33.01750°S 27.90472°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Established | 1847 |
| Area | |
| 168.86 km2 (65.20 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 2,536 km2 (979 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 267,007 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 755,200 |
| • Metro density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 70.1% |
| • Coloured | 11.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
| • White | 16.0% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 61.8% |
| • English | 21.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.3% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5200 |
| PO box | 5201–5499 |
| Area code | 043 |
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East London (Xhosa: eMonti; Afrikaans: Oos-Londen) is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and hosts the country's only river port. As of 2011, East London had a population of over 267,000 with over 755,000 in the surrounding metropolitan area.