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Mthatha [3] (/ ə m ˈ t ɑː t ɑː / əm-TAH-tah, Xhosa: [ḿ̩ˈtʰâːtʰà] ⓘ), alternatively rendered Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality.
Mthatha River or Umtata River (Xhosa: 'mtathe Bawo) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean in an estuary located near Coffee Bay . The Mthatha river flows in a southeastern direction and is approximately 250 km long with a catchment area of 2,600 km 2 .
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because his great place was in the region and he was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and ...
Name Location Highest Point Road Between towns Road surface All Saints Neck: R61: Mthatha and Engcobo: tar Barkly Pass: R58: Elliot and Barkly East: tar Baster Voetslaan Pass: pass joins R393
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. [2] It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country.
Qunu (pronounced [ˈk͡ǃuːnu]) is a Xhosa rural village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Mthatha on the N2 national route. The Mandela family [ edit ]
It bends to the west and heads 87 kilometres, bypassing Libode, to the city of Mthatha, where it crosses the Mthatha River and meets the N2 national route again in the city centre. [ 1 ] From Mthatha, the R61 heads westwards for 83 kilometres as the All Saints Neck Pass, bypassing Mthatha Airport , to the town of Ngcobo , where it meets the ...
The seat is Mthatha. As of 2011, the vast majority (94%) of its 1,364,943 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa. The district is named after Oliver Tambo. The district code is DC15.