Eastern Cape
Map of Eastern Cape
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
0 m (0 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3018 m (9900 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Eastern Cape
Height from south to north in Eastern Cape
1Indian Ocean (Southeast)0 m2Great Kei81 to 1 305 m3Gamtoos4 to 901 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Bhisho
Population: 7,230,204 (Wikidata, 2022)
Area: 168,966 km² / 65,238 sq mi
Created: 1994
Subdivisions: 8
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: KwaDuma (3 019 m)
Lowest point: Indian Ocean (0 m), the lowest point of South Africa
Borders
- KwaZulu-Natal — Northeast
- Western Cape — West
- Northern Cape — Northwest
- Free State — North
- Quthing District — Northeast
- Mohale’s Hoek District — North
- Qacha’s Nek District — Northeast