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| Area | 169,580 km² (13.9% of country's total) |
| Population | 6.7 million (14.4% of the total) |
| GDP | 8.4% of the country's total |
| Languages | Xhosa (83%), Afrikaans (9.6%), English (3.7%) |
| Capital | Bisho |
| Other towns | Aliwal North, East London, Port Elizabeth, Umtata, Grahamstown |
| Premier | Nosimo Balindlela |
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bisho. One of the many areas in the Eastern Cape is Grahamstown which is home to one of the oldest univerities and many schools. ie St Andrews College.
There is a small exclave of Eastern Cape province completely surrounded by the neighbouring province of KwaZulu-Natal. Its main town is Umzimkulu.