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Gqeberha, the city's official name since 23 February 2021, is a Xhosa word for the Baakens river, which flows through the city. [24] [25]In 1820, the rising seaport of Algoa Bay was named "Port Elizabeth" in memory of Elizabeth Frances (née Markham), the wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony. [26]
Port Elizabeth was the name of a major city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was officially renamed Gqeberha on 23 February 2021. Port Elizabeth may also refer to: Port Elizabeth, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, New Jersey, USA
The Baakens River, also known as Gqeberha River (Xhosa: [ᶢǃʱɛ̀ɓéːxà]), [1] is a river that empties at Port Elizabeth's city centre and harbour in Algoa Bay. [2]The river flows for about 23 km (14 mi) from its catchment area at Sherwood, Hunter's Retreat, and Rowallan Park through mainly urban area to its mouth.
Close inshore, near the new Ngquru harbour development at Coega, on the north-eastern outskirts of Port Elizabeth, is the St Croix group, consisting of a main island of that name and two lesser islets, Jahleel Island just off the Ngqurha breakwater and Brenton Island on the seaward side. The second group consists of Bird, Seal and Stag Islands.
The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa is situated in Makhanda (Grahamstown), with local seats in Gqhebera (Port Elizabeth), East London, and Bhisho. Like South Africa's other provinces, the Eastern Cape has a parliamentary system of government, with the premier of the province elected by the Eastern Cape Provincial ...
Uitenhage (/ ˈ j uː t ən h eɪ ɡ / YOO-tən-hayg; [3] Afrikaans: [œitənˈɦɑːχə]), officially renamed Kariega, [4] is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province.It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent.
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1913 - Port Elizabeth gains city status. [1] 1917 - Airplane flown from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. [citation needed] 1928 - NG gemeente Port Elizabeth-Sentraal (church) founded. 1929 - Port Elizabeth Airport and Gereformeerde kerk Port Elizabeth (church) established. 1936 - Campanile (belltower) installed.