Map of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Port Elizabeth is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 1,050,078. It lies at 33.9611°S, 25.6149°E. Port Elizabeth is about 947 km (588 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Uitenhage, 30 km to the northwest.

Port Elizabeth at a glance

Where is Port Elizabeth?

• The 6th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The largest city in Eastern Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Port Elizabeth

• Uitenhage — 30 km northwest
• Humansdorp — 78 km west
• Grahamstown — 112 km northeast
• Fort Beaufort — 162 km northeast
• Cradock — 200 km north
• King William’s Town — 204 km northeast
• Plettenberg Bay — 207 km west
• Bhisho — 210 km northeast
• Graaff Reinet — 215 km northwest
• Whittlesea — 228 km northeast

Largest cities in Eastern Cape

• East London — 478,676
• Uitenhage — 291,052
• Mdantsane — 205,504
• Mthatha — 164,848
• Bhisho — 137,287
• Queenstown — 118,599
• King William’s Town — 93,072
• Grahamstown — 91,548
• Graaff Reinet — 62,896
• Fort Beaufort — 58,419

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655
• East London — 478,676

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.