Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega, is a prominent industrial town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, located about 30 km from Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) along the Zwartkops River.
Often referred to as a “Garden Town,” it lies at the foot of the scenic Winterhoek Mountains.
Kariega is the powerhouse of the region’s automotive industry, home to the Volkswagen manufacturing plant—the largest of its kind in Africa—as well as the Goodyear tyre factory, making it a key contributor to South Africa’s industrial economy.
Often referred to as a “Garden Town,” it lies at the foot of the scenic Winterhoek Mountains.
Kariega is the powerhouse of the region’s automotive industry, home to the Volkswagen manufacturing plant—the largest of its kind in Africa—as well as the Goodyear tyre factory, making it a key contributor to South Africa’s industrial economy.
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Uitenhage is an industrial town, with automobile-assembly plants, railway workshops, and textile and tire factories. It is also the centre of a substantial sheep- and goat-farming district.
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