Port St. Johns

Port St. Johns
The town centre
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Coordinates: 31°37′44″S 29°32′13″E / 31.6288°S 29.5369°E / -31.6288; 29.5369
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	O.R. Tambo
Municipality	Port St Johns
Area [1]
• Total	8.03 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,441
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	94.7%
• Coloured	3.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	1.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	89.7%
• English	6.2%
• Other	4.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5120

Port St. Johns (or Port Saint Johns) is a town of about 6,500 people on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River, 220 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of East London and 70 kilometres (40 mi) east of Mthatha. Port St. Johns was the birthplace of Capital Radio 604.