{{Short description|Township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa}} {{Infobox settlement | name = iBhayi | other_name = | pushpin_map = South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa | coordinates = {{coord|33.872|S|25.571|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Nelson Mandela Bay | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/299005 |title = Main Place iBhayi |work=Census 2011}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 36.06 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | population_total = 237799 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 98.6% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 0.9% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 0.1% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 0.1% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.3% <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics2_title1 = Xhosa | demographics2_info1 = 91.5% | demographics2_title2 = English | demographics2_info2 = 3.4% | demographics2_title3 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info3 = 1.5% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 3.5% <!-- blank fields (section 2) --> <!-- Other information --> | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = 6001 | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = | area_code_type = Area code }}
'''iBhayi''' is a large township near Gqeberha, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=These are the biggest townships in South Africa – BusinessTech|url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/132269/these-are-the-biggest-townships-in-south-africa/|access-date=2020-07-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2023 a residential home in the iBhayi township of KwaZakhele was the scene of the 2023 Gqeberha mass shooting.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-30 |title=South Africa birthday party shooting: Eight killed in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64450603 |access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref>
==Etymology== ''iBhayi'' (sometimes ''eBhayi'') is a Xhosa word meaning "the bay". Although iBhayi is the name used for the collection of predominantly black townships north of Gqeberha, it is also used as a name for the city amongst Xhosa-speaking people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ibhayi - definition of Ibhayi in A Dictionary of South African English - DSAE|url=https://dsae.co.za/entry/ibhayi/e03153#:~:text=Ibhayi,%20noun&text=Also%20eBhayi%20/e-/.,in%20and%20around%20that%20city.|access-date=2020-07-20|website=dsae.co.za}}</ref>
==Geography== iBhayi is a collection of predominantly black townships situated north of the city of Gqeberha, similar to how Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg is also a collection of predominantly black townships.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TimesLIVE|date=2017-07-06|title=Controversial 'Ibhayi' name may be canned|url=https://www.goexpress.co.za/2017/07/06/controversial-ibhayi-name-may-canned/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=GO! & Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zwide Map {{!}} South Africa Google Satellite Maps|url=http://www.maplandia.com/south-africa/eastern-cape/peddie/zwide/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.maplandia.com}}</ref>
The main roads in iBhayi are the R75 to Uitenhage and Despatch in the north and Gqeberha 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 income black suburb. KwaMagxaki is home to a diversified group of professionals, businesspeople and civil servants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Touring Nelson Mandela Bay Townships|url=https://blog.nmbt.co.za/blog/entry/touring-nelson-mandela-bays-townships}}</ref>
==Subdivisions== * Joe Slovo * KwaDwesi / New KwaDwesi * KwaMagxaki * KwaZakhele * Masibulele * New Brighton * Soweto on Sea * Struandale Industrial * Zwide * Motherwell<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2011: Main Place: iBhayi|url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/299005|access-date=2020-07-20|website=census2011.adrianfrith.com}}</ref> The Ubuntu Education Fund is based in Zwide, and operates a community centre which opened in 2010.<ref>{{cite news | last= Bixler | first = Lily | title = Local architects design South African community center | publisher = Half Moon Bay Review | date = 6 October 2010}}</ref>
==Industries== The 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Struandale Area Profile {{!}} Broll|url=https://www.broll.com/area-profiles/struandale/|access-date=2020-07-19|website=www.broll.com}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Notable companies in Struandale include Distell Distribution, DSV Pharmacare, BASF, MW Wheels, Eveready, and most importantly the Isuzu automotive manufacturing plant and Ford engine manufacturing plant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isuzu trucks in successful relocation to new premises|url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/isuzu-trucks-in-successful-relocation-to-new-premises-19319108|access-date=2020-07-19|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Struandale Engine Plant|url=http://fordmotor-prod.adobecqms.net/company/plant-detail-pages/struandale-engine-plant.html|access-date=2020-07-19|website=Ford Corporate|archive-date=2020-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719225442/https://fordmotor-prod.adobecqms.net/company/plant-detail-pages/struandale-engine-plant.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Distell Ltd, Liquor Producers & Distillers, Port Elizabeth, ...041 402 3|url=https://www.africanadvice.com/1142445/Liquor_Producers_And_Distillers/Port_Elizabeth/Distell_Ltd/|access-date=2020-07-19|website=www.africanadvice.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=MW Wheels SA (PTY) LTD Company Profile|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.mw_wheels_sa_(pty)_ltd.52cbf95d023b7c923b703b339aae31e7.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 July 2020|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mobile Emissions Catalyst Division|url=https://www.basf.com/za/en/who-we-are/Companies-and-Locations/Mobile-Emissions-Catalyst-Division.html|access-date=2020-07-19|website=www.basf.com|language=en-ZA}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Eveready (PTY) LTD on M2North|url=https://m2north.com/companies/eveready/jhb|access-date=2020-07-20|website=m2north.com}}</ref>
Continental Tyre and PPC Cement have manufacturing plants in New Brighton.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact General|url=https://www.continental-tyres.co.za/car/contact/contact-general|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.continental-tyres.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PPC Cement, Cement Manufacturers & Suppliers, Port Elizabeth, ...041 486 2|url=https://www.africanadvice.com/1217489/Cement_Manufacturers_And_Suppliers/Port_Elizabeth/P_P_C_Cement/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.africanadvice.com}}</ref>
==Demographics (2011)== * Area: {{convert|36.06|sqkm}} * Population: 237,799: {{convert|6594|PD/sqkm}} * Households: 63,474: {{convert|1760|/sqkm}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Gender !Population !% |- | Female | 124,569 | 52.38 |- | Male | 113,230 | 47.62 |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Race !Population !% |- | Black | 234,531 | 98.63 |- | White | 230 | 0.1 |- | Coloured | 2,047 | 0.86 |- | Asian | 230 | 0.1 |} Source:<ref>[http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/299005 "Main Place iBhayi"] ''Census 2011''</ref> {{Historical populations |align = centre |footnote = <ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/SouthAfrica-PortElizabeth.html#Stadt_alpha Nelson Mandela Bay: Metropolitan Municipality & Main Places] - Statistics & Maps on City Population</ref> |1985|220548 |1991|257054 |2001|255826 |2011|237799 }}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality}}
Category:Townships in the Eastern Cape Category:Populated places in Nelson Mandela Bay