What is the population of Gqeberha?
Gqeberha has a city population of 1,050,078. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · South Africa · Africa
Gqeberha
City population
1,050,078
#6
in South Africa
#1
in Eastern Cape
#512
worldwide
-33.961, 25.615 · 947 km from Pretoria
About Gqeberha
At 61 m above sea level, Gqeberha is the largest city in Eastern Cape, with a population of 1,050,078. It ranks sixth among South Africa's listed cities and accounts for 1.6% of the national population. The city lies 947 km from Pretoria. Kariega, with 291,052 residents, stands 30 km away; Grahamstown (91,548 people) is 112 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 34
Elevation
61 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-33.961, 25.615
Record updated
2025-12-03
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Gqeberha | 1.05M |
Gqeberha Population FAQ
Where is Gqeberha?
Gqeberha is in Eastern Cape, South Africa, 947 km from the capital, Pretoria. Its coordinates are -33.961, 25.615.
How big is Gqeberha compared with other cities in South Africa?
It is the 6th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, holding 1.6% of the national population.