Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province and comprises the city of Gqeberha, the nearby towns of Kariega and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area.- Type: metropolitan municipality in South Africa with 1,050,000 residents
- Description: metropolitan municipality in the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Metropole Nelson Mandela”, “métropole Nelson Mandela Bay”, “Metropolitanska občina Zaliv Nelsona Mandele”, “Municipalità metropolitana di Nelson Mandela”, “Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality”, “Nelson Mandela Distriksmunisipaliteit”, “Nelson Mandela-distriksmunisipaliteit”, “Nelson Mandelabaai-distriksmunisipaliteit”, “Port Elizabeth Metropole”, “uMasipala oMbaxa iNelson Mandela Bay”, “ネルソン・マンデラ・ベイ都市圏”, and “纳尔逊·曼德拉湾”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ibhayi and Motherwell.
Ibhayi
Town
iBhayi is a large township near Gqeberha, South Africa. Ibhayi is situated 7 km southeast of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
Motherwell
Town
Motherwell is a fast-growing township in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Motherwell is situated 9 km east of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
Uitenhage
Town
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
- Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.804° or 33° 48′ 14″ south
Longitude
25.4921° or 25° 29′ 32″ east
Population
1,050,000
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
4GR75FWR+CV
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit”
- Armenian: “Նելսոն Մանդելայի ծովախորշ քաղաքային շրջան”
- Cebuano: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
- Chinese: “納爾遜·曼德拉灣都會市鎮”
- Chinese: “纳尔逊·曼德拉湾都会市镇”
- Danish: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality”
- Dutch: “Nelson Mandelabaai”
- Esperanto: “Metropola Municipo Nelson Mandela Bay”
- Estonian: “Nelson Mandela Bay linnaringkond”
- French: “Métropole Nelson Mandela Bay”
- French: “Nelson Mandela Bay”
- German: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
- German: “Nelson Mandela Bay”
- Italian: “municipalità metropolitana di Nelson Mandela Bay”
- Italian: “Municipalità metropolitana di Nelson Mandela Bay”
- Japanese: “ネルソン・マンデラ・ベイ”
- Korean: “넬슨만델라베이”
- Malayalam: “നെൽസൺ മണ്ടേല ബേ മെട്രോപൊളിറ്റൻ മുനിസിപ്പാലിറ്റി”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Nelson Mandela Bay To͘-hōe Chū-tī-thé”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
- Novial: “Nelson Mandela Distrikte”
- Pedi: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
- Polish: “Nelson Mandela Bay”
- Russian: “Городской округ Бухта Нельсона Манделы”
- Slovenian: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
- Spanish: “Municipalidad Metropolitana Nelson Mandela”
- Spanish: “Municipio Metropolitano de Nelson Mandela Bay”
- Tatar: “Нелсон Мандела бухтасы шәһәр бүлгесе”
- Tumbuka: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
- Ukrainian: “Міський округ Бухта Нельсона Мандели”
- Urdu: “نیلسن منڈیلا بے میٹروپولیٹن بلدیہ”
- Zulu: “Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Despatch and Westville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Despatch and Swartkop-Soutpan.
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Worth a closer look: Port Elizabeth and East London.
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