Baakens River

Baakens River is a river in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape. Baakens River is situated nearby to the suburb South End, as well as near the neighborhood Humerail.

Places of Interest

Highlights include EPRU Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

EPRU Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Liam E. Bekker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

EPRU Stadium, also known by its original name of Boet Erasmus Stadium, was a stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The letters "EPRU" in the name represent the Eastern Province Rugby Union, the stadium's historic primary tenants, whose team is now known as the Mighty Elephants.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Ngrund, CC BY 2.0.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a soccer and rugby union stadium in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It hosted 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, including the third-place play off.

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is an airport serving Gqeberha, a city in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. It was formerly known as H.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Elizabeth and Walmer.

Port Elizabeth

Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Elizabeth, officially Gqeberha since 2021, is South Africa's fifth largest city. It is on the Indian Ocean coast half-way between Cape Town and Durban, in the Eastern Cape, about 260 km from Knysna.