iBhayi | |
|---|---|
  iBhayi  iBhayi  iBhayi | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′19″S 25°34′16″E / 33.872°S 25.571°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Main Place | Port Elizabeth |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.06 km2 (13.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 237,799 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.5% |
| • English | 3.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.5% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6001 |
iBhayi is a large township near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the largest township in the Eastern Cape province and the ninth largest in South Africa after Mitchells Plain near Cape Town in the Western Cape.[2]
In January 2023 a residential home in the iBhayi township of KwaZakhele was the scene of the 2023 Gqeberha mass shooting.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place iBhayi". Census 2011.
- ^ Staff Writer. "These are the biggest townships in South Africa – BusinessTech". Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "South Africa birthday party shooting: Eight killed in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape". BBC News. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.