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Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa.

Port Elizabeth, often shortened to "PE", was founded in 1820 by Sir Rufane Donkin, the Acting Governor of the Cape Colony, and populated with 4,000 British settlers arriving by sea. The new seaport town was named after Donkin's late wife, Elizabeth. (It was not named for Elizabeth I as many people claim.)

In 2001, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, or Nelson Mandela Metropole, was formed by joining Port Elizabeth with the neighbouring towns of Uitenhage and Despatch and the surrounding agricultural areas. This metropolitan area has a population of 1.5 million.

External Links

• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality (Port Elizabeth)
• Port Elizabeth from 1911 encyclopedia.
• Sunday Times article on creation of Nelson Mandela Metropole

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