Mvezo

Mvezo is a small village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The village is mainly known as being the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, whose family serves as its chiefly dynasty.

Mvezo
Mvezo
Mvezo
Coordinates: 31.95°S 28.516°E / -31.95; 28.516
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictOR Tambo
MunicipalityKing Sabata Dalindyebo
Government
  InkosiMandla Mandela MP
Area
  Total2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total810
  Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African100.0%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa98.3%
  Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

It is home to the Nelson Mandela Birthplace Museum.

References

  1. "Main Place Mvezo". Census 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.