Country South Africa District Amathole Established 1858 Local time Wednesday 12:49 PM | Province Eastern Cape Municipality Mbhashe Postal code (street) 5000 Area code 047 | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Dutywa (formerly 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. It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa (formerly known as Butterworth) on the N2 road. Dutywa is the seat of the Mbhashe Municipality in the Amatole District.
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Map of Idutywa, 5000, South Africa
History
The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and 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.