Idutywa

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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]

[edit] History

The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a KwaZulu-Natal raiding party and local people.[3] The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language.[3][4] The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica: Thabo Mbeki
  2. ^ Pinchuck, Tony (2002). South Africa. Rough Guides, 425. ISBN 1858288533. 
  3. ^ a b Wild Coast Towns: Idutywa
  4. ^ a b Idutywa. Routes Travel Info Portal. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.

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Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E / -32.1, 28.3

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