Mvezo
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 57 ′ S , 28 ° 31 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Eastern Cape | |||
| District | OR Tambo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | ||
| local community | King Sabata Dalindyebo | ||
| height | 342 m | ||
| Residents | 810 (2011) | ||
Mvezo is a place in the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa . Mvezo lies within a bend of the Mbashe River near Mthatha . During the apartheid period , Mvezo was part of the Transkei . In 2011 Mvezo had 810 inhabitants.
On July 18, 1918 the freedom fighter and later South African President Nelson Mandela († 2013) was born in Mvezo . Today part of the Nelson Mandela Museum is located here .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed December 6, 2013