iBhayi is a large township near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the largest township in the Eastern Cape province and the ninth largest in South Africa after Mitchells Plain near Cape Town in the Western Cape.[2]
iBhayi | |
|---|---|
  iBhayi  iBhayi  iBhayi | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′19″S 25°34′16″E / 33.872°S 25.571°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Main Place | Port Elizabeth |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.06 km2 (13.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 237,799 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 91.5% |
| • English | 3.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.5% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6001 |
In January 2023 a residential home in the iBhayi township of KwaZakhele was the scene of the 2023 Gqeberha mass shooting.[3]
Etymology
editiBhayi (sometimes eBhayi) is a Xhosa word meaning "the bay". Although iBhayi is the name used for the collection of predominantly black townships north of Port Elizabeth, it is also used as a name for the city amongst Xhosa-speaking people.[4]
Geography
editiBhayi is a collection of predominantly black townships situated north of the city of Port Elizabeth, similar to how Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg is also a collection of predominantly black townships.[5]
Most of iBhayi lies east of the R75 except for its northern extensions of KwaDwesi, New KwaDwesi and Masibulele which lie west of the R75.
iBhayi is surrounded by the predominantly Coloured township of Bethelsdorp and the neighbourhood of Algoa Park in the west, Redhouse and Perseverance in the north-east, Swartkops in the east and Deal Party in the south-east.[6]
The main roads in iBhayi are the R75 to Uitenhage and Despatch in the north and Port Elizabeth in the south and the R367/M19 to Despatch in the north and Swartkops in the south.
New Brighton has been in existence since the region was still farmland and is one of the biggest and oldest settled townships in Ibhayi, while KwaMagxaki township, which was established in 1985, is the second-highest black income suburb. KwaMagxaki is home to a diversified group of professionals, businesspeople and civil servants. [7]
Subdivisions
edit- Joe Slovo
- KwaDwesi / New KwaDwesi
- KwaMagxaki
- KwaZakhele
- Masibulele
- New Brighton
- Soweto on Sea
- Struandale Industrial
- Zwide
- Motherwell[8]
The Ubuntu Education Fund is based in Zwide, and operates a community centre which opened in 2010.[9]
Industries
editThe Struandale industrial area is a popular industrial node in Nelson Mandela Bay located east of New Brighton and is often considered part of New Brighton.[10]
Notable companies in Struandale include Distell Distribution, DSV Pharmacare, BASF, MW Wheels, Eveready but most importantly the Isuzu automotive manufacturing plant and Ford engine manufacturing plant.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Continental Tyre and PPC Cement have their manufacturing plants in New Brighton.[17][18]
Demographics (2011)
edit- Area: 36.06 square kilometres (13.92 sq mi)
- Population: 237,799: 6,594 inhabitants per square kilometre (17,080/sq mi)
- Households: 63,474: 1,760 per square kilometre (4,600/sq mi)
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 124,569 | 52.38 |
| Male | 113,230 | 47.62 |
| Race | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 234,531 | 98.63 |
| White | 230 | 0.1 |
| Coloured | 2,047 | 0.86 |
| Asian | 230 | 0.1 |
Source:[19]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 220,548 | — |
| 1991 | 257,054 | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 255,826 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 237,799 | −7.0% |
| [20] | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place iBhayi". Census 2011.
- ^ Staff Writer. "These are the biggest townships in South Africa – BusinessTech". Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "South Africa birthday party shooting: Eight killed in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape". BBC News. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Ibhayi - definition of Ibhayi in A Dictionary of South African English - DSAE". dsae.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ TimesLIVE (2017-07-06). "Controversial 'Ibhayi' name may be canned". GO! & Express. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ "Zwide Map | South Africa Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Touring Nelson Mandela Bay Townships".
- ^ "Census 2011: Main Place: iBhayi". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Bixler, Lily (6 October 2010). "Local architects design South African community center". Half Moon Bay Review.
- ^ "Struandale Area Profile | Broll". www.broll.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Isuzu trucks in successful relocation to new premises". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Struandale Engine Plant". Ford Corporate. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "😀😡😇 Distell Ltd, Liquor Producers & Distillers, Port Elizabeth, ...041 402 3". www.africanadvice.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "MW Wheels SA (PTY) LTD Company Profile". Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Mobile Emissions Catalyst Division". www.basf.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Eveready (PTY) LTD on M2North". m2north.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Contact General". www.continental-tyres.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "😀😡😇 P P C Cement, Cement Manufacturers & Suppliers, Port Elizabeth, ...041 486 2". www.africanadvice.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Main Place iBhayi" Census 2011
- ^ Nelson Mandela Bay: Metropolitan Municipality & Main Places - Statistics & Maps on City Population