New Brighton, Eastern Cape

New Brighton
New Brighton
New Brighton
Coordinates: 33°53′56″S 25°35′42″E / 33.899°S 25.595°E / -33.899; 25.595
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityNelson Mandela Bay
Main PlaceIbhayi
Government
  TypeMetro Council
Area
  Total
4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
47,917
  Density9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.6%
  Coloured0.2%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa92.5%
  English3.0%
  Other4.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7070

New Brighton is a township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the greater township of Ibhayi and the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which governs Port Elizabeth and its surroundings.