Buffalo City
Local Municipality EC125 from Census 2001

Area
2,527.67 km²
Population
702,281 (277.84 per km²)
Households
194,476 (76.94 per km²)

Gender

Female 53%47% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female372,97953.11%
Male329,30246.89%

Population group

Black African 85%8% White6% Coloured
PeoplePercentage
Black African598,69485.25%
White59,2108.43%
Coloured40,0045.70%
Indian or Asian4,3730.62%

First language

isiXhosa 84%9% English6% Afrikaans
PeoplePercentage
isiXhosa590,66184.11%
English61,2908.73%
Afrikaans45,5356.48%
Sesotho1,1120.16%
Other1,0730.15%
isiZulu8610.12%
SiSwati6980.10%
isiNdebele3920.06%
Setswana2340.03%
Sepedi2230.03%
Tshivenda1050.01%
Xitsonga960.01%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Airport Township2,6891.15
Amagasela14,62587.65
Amahleke7,00622.02
Amandlambe13,259119.89
Amantinde9,85424.12
Area North 19246,2167.15
Berlin2,07838.25
Bisho6,4795.76
Breidbach6,7228.34
Buffalo City12,129950.64
Cambridge5,6873.08
Dimbaza23,42410.24
Duncan Village41,0031.90
East London135,560156.70
Egoli Township1,8540.35
Eluxolweni Part 15,1711.31
Eluxolweni Part 22,1603.21
Eluxozweni7430.42
Ententeni3,0300.84
Gompo Town2,8320.72
Gonubie8,0339.99
Ilitha7,2422.92
Imidashane7,95641.24
Imidushane03.52
Imiqayi2,67234.54
Jaftas1,46314.83
Joseph Williams72014.54
Kambashe77711.46
Kayser's Beach3513.11
Khambashe41,005392.99
Kidd's Beach4360.59
King Williams Town28,12155.98
Macleantown3428.64
Mdantsane175,78977.17
Mzamonhle7,1230.53
Nahoon Dam Settlement1380.95
Needs Camp6,1388.94
Newlands19,05757.27
Nompumelelo3,8060.38
Park Ridge5,4401.04
Parkside1,3081.04
Peelton6,39844.53
Pefferville24,4091.17
Phakamisa6980.22
Phato14,050216.13
Pierie Main Forest2480.30
Pirie3,01825.55
Reeston6,2664.65
Sea Vale3120.79
Silverdale3953.19
Skobeni2,2912.80
Sunrise-On-Sea6920.66
Tyusha1,60514.84
Umqwakwebe1,4897.78
Zwelitsha19,6337.87