Idutywa
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Location of Idutywa in South Africa, portion highlighted in green is Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Idutywa is a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, formerly part of the Transkei bantustan. It is the birthplace of Thabo Mbeki, who became President of South Africa in 1999.[1] It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa (formerly known as Butterworth) on the N2 road.[2] Idutywa is in the Mbhashe Local Municipality and the Amatole District Municipality.[3]
[edit] History
The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a KwaZulu-Natal raiding party and local people.[4] The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language.[4][5] The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica: Thabo Mbeki
- ^ Pinchuck, Tony (2002). South Africa. Rough Guides. pp. 425. ISBN 1858288533. http://books.google.com/books?id=rXN6xJjPlrwC&pg=RA1-PA424&lpg=RA1-PA424&dq=idutywa&source=web&ots=-jBToXbki5&sig=nIZLCNaAbyLy-t1lnmQ9Ev2LJ_0#PRA1-PA425,M1.
- ^ "Routes Travel Info Portal: Idutywa". http://www.routes.co.za/ec/idutywa/index.html. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b Wild Coast Towns: Idutywa
- ^ a b "Idutywa". Routes Travel Info Portal. http://www.routes.co.za/ec/idutywa/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E / 32.1°S 28.3°E
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