Idutywa

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. [ [http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9371632 Encyclopaedia Britannica: Thabo Mbeki] ] It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa (formerly known as Butterworth) on the N2 road. [cite book | last = Pinchuck | first = Tony | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = South Africa | publisher = Rough Guides | date = 2002 | location = | pages = 425 | url = 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 | doi = | id = | isbn = 1858288533 ] Idutywa is in the Mbhashe Local Municipality and the Amatole District Municipality. [cite web|url=http://www.routes.co.za/ec/idutywa/index.html|title=Routes Travel Info Portal: Idutywa|accessdate=2008-09-30]

History

The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a KwaZulu-Natal raiding party and local people. [http://www.wildcoast.org.za/wc/14.xml#8 Wild Coast Towns: Idutywa] ] The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language. cite web|url=http://www.routes.co.za/ec/idutywa/index.html |title=Idutywa |accessdate=2008-01-17 |work=Routes Travel Info Portal ] The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913.

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