Dutywa
Sign in to saveDutywa, also known as Idutywa, is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, that was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and its local people. It is named after the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River. The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language; its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004. The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913. The town is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Populated places established in 1858, Populated places in the Mbhashe Local Municipality and Transkei.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dutywa
- Settlement.other_name
- Idutywa
- Settlement.image_skyline
- N2 about to enter Idutywa (1568836305).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The N2 about to enter Idutywa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Amathole
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mbhashe
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1858
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 20.83
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Mbhashe Local Municipality
- Capital of
- Mbhashe Local Municipality
- Image
- N2 about to enter Idutywa (1568836305).jpg
- Dialing code
- 047
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- inception
- 1858-01-01
- postal code
- 5000
- Commons category
- Dutywa
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dutywa, also known as Idutywa, is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, that was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and its local people. It is named after the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River. The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language; its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004. The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913. The town is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki.
Dutywa is home to 11,076 people, 96.6% of who are Black African (Xhosa).
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