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Gqeberha (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 58 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -33.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 025 36 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 25.6000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Completion of the Kimberley Railroad in 1873 hastened development of the port; exports wool, coal, citrus fruit, manganese & iron ore; main industry is production of automobiles; University of Port Elizabeth was founded in 1964. Name changed to Gqeberha in 2021, the Xhosa for the Baakens River. |
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| Gqeberha (preferred,C,V,Xhosa,U)
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| Port Elizabeth (H,V)
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Gqeberha (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by British 1799 |
| town (C) |
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founded 1820 |
| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| resort (C) |
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