About East London
East London is located in South Africa, part of Africa. Find essential geography and continue exploring more places in the same country.
Population478,676
Figure applies toEast London (city)
Data as ofLatest recorded figure
Last checkedSeptember 3, 2026
CountrySouth Africa
ContinentAfrica
Place typeCity
Country codeZA
Source: GeoNames geographical database. Population figures can use different geographic boundaries and should be read together with “Figure applies to”.