Gqeberha
city in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Summary
Gqeberha is a city[1]. Gqeberha ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,819 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality[3]
- Country: South Africa[4]
- Instance of: port city[5], big city[6]
- Named after: Baakens River[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Palm Desert[8], Jacksonville[9]
- Postal code: 6001[10], 6000[11]
- Commons category: Port Elizabeth[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[13]
- Local dialing code: 041[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1820[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gqeberha[16]
- Population: 312,392[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Capital of: Sarah Baartman District Municipality[22], Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality[23]
- Official name: Port Elizabeth[24], iBhayi[25], Die Baai[26], Gqeberha[27]
- Nickname: The Friendly City[28], The Windy City[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Port Elizabeth[30]
- Native label: Port Elizabeth[31], Die Baai[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gqeberha[33]
- Different from: Port Elizabeth[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 15 m[35]
- Area: 1845 km²[36]
- History of topic: timeline of Port Elizabeth[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gqeberha include Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport[38], an airport[39], in South Africa[40].
Why It Matters
Gqeberha has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Gqeberha is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Gqeberha include Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport[38], an airport[39], in South Africa[40].