Ibhayi
iBhayi | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 33°52′19″S 25°34′16″E / 33.872°S 25.571°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Main Place | Gqeberha |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.06 km2 (13.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 237,799 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.5% |
| • English | 3.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.5% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6001 |
iBhayi is a large township near Gqeberha, South Africa. It is the largest township in the Eastern Cape province and the ninth largest in South Africa after Mitchells Plain near Cape Town in the Western Cape.
In January 2023 a residential home in the iBhayi township of KwaZakhele was the scene of the 2023 Gqeberha mass shooting.