Dutywa

Dutywa Idutywa
Dutywa Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E / 32.1°S 28.3°E / -32.1; 28.3Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E / 32.1°S 28.3°E / -32.1; 28.3
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amatole
Municipality	Mbhashe
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Dutywa (formerly Idutywa)^[1] 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.^[2] It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa (formerly known as Butterworth) on the N2 road.^[3] Idutywa is in the Mbhashe Local Municipality and the Amatole District Municipality.^[4]

History

The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a KwaZulu-Natal raiding party and local people.^[5] The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language.^[5][6] Its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004.^[7] The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913.^[6]

References

1. ^ Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75 
2. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica: Thabo Mbeki
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ "Routes Travel Info Portal: Idutywa". http://www.routes.co.za/ec/idutywa/index.html. Retrieved 2008-09-30. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Wild Coast Towns: Idutywa
6. ^ ^{a b} "Idutywa". Routes Travel Info Portal. http://www.routes.co.za/ec/idutywa/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-17. 
7. ^ Mlambo-Ngcuka, Phumzile (as Minister of Arts and Culture) (16 July 2004). "Approval of official place names". Government Gazette (Pretoria: Government Printer) 26552: 9–11. http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=59811.