Eastern Cape
Province EC from Census 2001

Area
168,917.05 km²
Population
6,278,651 (37.17 per km²)
Households
1,506,538 (8.92 per km²)

Gender

Female 54%46% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female3,372,13153.71%
Male2,906,52046.29%

Population group

Black African 87%8% Coloured5% White
PeoplePercentage
Black African5,473,92287.18%
Coloured480,4097.65%
White305,8374.87%
Indian or Asian18,4830.29%

First language

isiXhosa 84%10% Afrikaans4% English
PeoplePercentage
isiXhosa5,255,30583.70%
Afrikaans601,6669.58%
English234,2973.73%
Sesotho154,1662.46%
isiZulu11,0290.18%
Other6,6970.11%
SiSwati5,0850.08%
isiNdebele4,0240.06%
Sepedi2,9030.05%
Setswana1,9120.03%
Xitsonga8040.01%
Tshivenda7640.01%

Districts

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Alfred Nzo392,1806,858.78
Amatole1,664,48223,579.24
Cacadu388,20758,194.37
Chris Hani809,58236,695.15
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro1,005,7801,958.91
O.R.Tambo1,676,59015,967.95
Ukhahlamba341,83125,662.65