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Eastern Cape Provincial Profile - NCOP Provincial Week 2025
National Assembly of South AfricaRef: https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Pages/2025/07-11-2025_NCOP_Provincial_week/background/Eastern_Cape_Profile.pdf
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Source domain: parliament.gov.za
Collected on 17 June 2026
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What this means
The document is a provincial profile for the Eastern Cape prepared for the 2025 NCOP Provincial Week, outlining background, geography, demographics, governance, economy, municipal state, housing projects, transport infrastructure, current service delivery projects, and infrastructure financing. It highlights the province’s size, population (7.23 million per 2022 Census), capital Bhisho, largest city Gqeberha, and economic drivers, and it frames issues and data for basic service delivery and development planning during the NCOP Provincial Week. The text provided includes introductory context and data references from Statistics South Africa (Census 2022).
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay
Reference
https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Pages/2025/07-11-2025_NCOP_Provincial_week/background/Eastern_Cape_Profile.pdf
Key Takeaways
- province: Eastern Cape
- event: 2025 NCOP Provincial Week
- population: 7.23 million (Census 2022)
- capital: Bhisho
- largest city: Gqeberha
- economic drivers: personal services, finance, trade
- GDP growth: 2.1%
- data source: Statistics South Africa, Census 2022
- sections: background, geography, demographics, governance, economic profile, state of municipalities, housing projects, roads and transport, current projects, financing, conclusion
Dates
Opening Date
1 January 2025