Ibhayi

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Ibhayi
Ibhayi
 Ibhayi shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 33°52′19″S 25°34′16″E / 33.872°S 25.571°E / -33.872; 25.571Coordinates: 33°52′19″S 25°34′16″E / 33.872°S 25.571°E / -33.872; 25.571
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Nelson Mandela Bay
Area[1]
 • 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)[1]
 • Black African 98.6%
 • Coloured 0.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 0.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 91.5%
 • English 3.4%
 • Afrikaans 1.5%
 • Other 3.5%

Ibhayi is a large township near Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Subdivisions

Zwide is a township within Ibhayi. The Ubuntu Education Fund is based in Zwide, and operates a community center which opened in 2010.[2]

Demographics (2001)

  • Area: 23.69 square kilometres (9.15 sq mi)
  • Population: 255,826: 10,796.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (27,963.2 /sq mi)
  • Households: 63,891: 2,696.4 per square kilometre (6,984 /sq mi)
Gender Population %
Female 134,862 52.72
Male 120,964 47.28
Race Population %
Black 255,074 99.71
White 249 0.1
Coloured 485 0.19
Asian 18 0.01
First language Population %
IsiZulu 460 0.18
IsiXhosa 252,066 98.53
Afrikaans 869 0.34
Sepedi 114 0.04
Setswana 139 0.05
English 482 0.19
Sesotho 1,265 0.49
Xitsonga 39 0.02
SiSwati 204 0.08
Tshivenda 48 0.02
IsiNdebele 66 0.03
Other 75 0.03

Source:[3]

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1985 220,548—    
1991 257,054+16.6%
2001 255,826−0.5%
[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Ibhayi". Census 2011. 
  2. ↑ Bixler, Lily (6 October 2010). "Local architects design South African community center". Half Moon Bay Review. 
  3. ↑ , Census 2001 — Main Place "Ibhayi"
  4. ↑ , Nelson Mandela Bay: Metropolitan Municipality & Main Places - Statistics & Maps on City Population
District seat: Port Elizabeth
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