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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]
The Port of Gqeberha is a port in the city of Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Located in Algoa Bay, it handles dry bulk, bulk liquid, breakbulk and containers, as well as providing facilities for tugs and fishing vessels. [3] In the 2023 World Bank Container Port Performance Index, the port was ranked 391st out of 405. [4]
It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province and comprises the city of Gqeberha, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area. The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality" was chosen to honour former President Nelson Mandela.
The M10 begins at a junction with the R102 (Govan Mbeki Avenue) and the M5 (Mount Road) in North End (just north of the Gqeberha City Centre), heading north-west. It runs along Harrower Road, then Stanford Road (meeting the M8 Kempston Road), to cross the N2 Highway and pass through the southern part of Bethelsdorp.
This is a list of the heritage sites in Gqeberha as recognised by the South African Heritage Resources Agency. SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town
The airport is located approximately two miles south of the city's central business district. In 2017, the airport served 1,620,705 passengers. In 2017, the airport served 1,620,705 passengers. The name of the airport was changed from Port Elizabeth International Airport to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport in February 2021.
Currently the largest pharmaceutical company in Africa [11] through aggressive mergers and expansion, [7] [12] with major manufacturing sites in locations such as Gqeberha in South Africa, [10] Bad Oldesloe in Germany, [13] Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville in France, [14] and Oss, Netherlands, [15] Aspen is known for manufacturing and distributing ...
Route 62 is named for the R62 provincial route, which it follows from Montagu to Humansdorp, but the tourist route extends further along other highways to Cape Town and Gqeberha. Also known as the Wine Route, Route 62 leads through the wine-growing areas of Wellington , Tulbagh , Worcester , Robertson and the Klein Karoo and is thus one of the ...