Dutywa

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Dutywa
Dutywa (South Africa)
Dutywa
Dutywa
Coordinates 32 ° 6 ′  S , 28 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 6 ′  S , 28 ° 18 ′  E
Basic data
Country South Africa

province

Eastern Cape
District Amathole
ISO 3166-2 ZA-EC
local community Mbhashe
height 820 m
Residents 11,076 (2011)
founding 1858
The N2 in Dutywa
The N2 in Dutywa

Dutywa (until 2004 Idutywa ) is a city in the South African province of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape). It is the administrative seat of the municipality of Mbhashe in the district of Amathole . In 2011, 11,076 people lived there.

geography

Dutywa is located on the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River , which flows into the Indian Ocean . The environment is relatively flat. A few kilometers north of the city is the Mangali Forest Reserve. Gcuwa is 35 kilometers south-southwest , and Mthatha is 60 kilometers northeast .

history

In 1858, a fort was built on the site of the present location during the border wars . The name Idutywa comes from isiXhosa and means "place of disorder". In 1884 a settlement was established, which in 1913 received municipal status. The place belonged to the Homeland Transkei , which was reintegrated into the Republic of South Africa in 1994. In 2004 the place was renamed Dutywa.

Infrastructure

The trunk road N2 runs roughly in a north-south direction through the village. Dutywa has a railway connection on the Amabele (near Stutterheim ) –Mthatha line.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Dutywa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census , accessed May 4, 2015
  2. ↑ Portrait at sabc.co.za ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  3. ↑ a b Website of the city  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed May 4, 2015@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.dutywa.info