East London

Summary

East London is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,656 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• East London is located in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality^[3].
• East London is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• East London's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• East London's instance of is recorded as port city^[6].
• East London's twinned administrative body is recorded as Keelung^[7].
• East London's postal code is recorded as 5201^[8].
• East London's postal code is recorded as 5200^[9].
• East London's Commons category is recorded as East London, Eastern Cape^[10].
• East London's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• East London's local dialing code is recorded as 043^[12].
• January 1, 1872 marks the founding of East London^[13].
• East London's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.0175, 'lon': 27.904722222222222}^[14].
• East London's official website is recorded as https://kugompocity.co.za/^[15].
• East London's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East London, South Africa^[16].
• East London has a population of {'amount': '+478676'}^[17].
• East London's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• East London's capital of is recorded as Amathole District Municipality^[19].
• East London's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KuGompo City'}^[20].
• East London's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'East London'}^[21].
• East London's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in East London, South Africa^[22].
• East London's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from East London, South Africa^[23].
• East London's different from is recorded as East End of London^[24].
• East London sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+48'}^[25].
• East London covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+156.7'}^[26].

Body

Geography

East London is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

East London covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+156.7'}^[26]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+48'}^[25]. It has a population of {'amount': '+478676'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and port city^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1872 marks the founding of East London^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for East London include East London Airport^[27], an airport^[28], in South Africa^[29].

Why It Matters

East London ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,656 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include East London Airport^[27], an airport^[28], in South Africa^[29].