Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape is a province located in the Eastern region of the Cape in South Africa. The Eastern Cape became an independent province in 1994 bringing together the surrounding homelands of Ciskei and Transkei with a portion of the Cape Province.

Eastern Cape weather can be quite diverse and gets progressively wetter the further east you move, or as you move further away from the Karoo. Generally, this area of the country has frosty winters and hot summers. The East Coast of Eastern Cape is predominantly rugged and mountainous but also incorporates grasslands and areas of thick forestation.

Famous South African's born in the Eastern Cape include Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Steve Biko.