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East London
City population
478,676
#13
in South Africa
#2
in Eastern Cape
#1,200
worldwide
-33.015, 27.912 · 809 km from Pretoria
About East London
East London is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa with a population of 478,676. It is the 13th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 1,200th largest worldwide. It lies 809 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 34
Coordinates
-33.015, 27.912
Record updated
6 June 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in South AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.