Dutywa

Dutywa, also known as Idutywa,^[2] is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, that was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and its local people.^[3] It is named after the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River.^[4] The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language;^[5] its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004.^[6] The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a municipality in 1913.^[5] The town is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki.^[7]

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Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Mbhashe
Established	1858
Area [1]
• Total	20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,076
• Density	531.7/km2 (1,377/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	96.6%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	1.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	91.6%
• English	3.3%
• Other	5.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5000
PO box	5000
Area code	047

Dutywa is home to 11,076 people, 96.6% of who are Black African (Xhosa).^[7]

Bolotwa Location

Farming by Anda Zaku

Employment by Industry^[7]

Sector	Workers	% of labour force[8]
Agriculture	402	0.3%
Mining / Quarrying	103	0.1%
Manufacturing	593	0.5%
Electricity / Gas / Water supply	593	0.5%
Construction	448	0.4%
Wholesale / Retail trade	2,146	1.7%
Transport / Storage / Communication	206	0.2%
Financial / Insurance / Real estate	1,174	0.5%
Community / Social / Personal services	2,843	2.3%
Private households / Other	11,874	4.6%

Population by Monthly Income (incl Social Grants)^[7]

Income (R)	People	% of population
R 204,801–	0	0.0%
R 102,401–204,800	124	0.0%
R 51,201–102,400	0	0.0%
R 25,601–51,200	170	0.1%
R 12,801–25,600	408	0.2%
R 6,401–12,800	2,768	1.1%
R 3,201–6,400	3,478	1.4%
R 1,601–3,200	3,867	1.5%
R 801–1,600	32,606	12.7%
R 401–800	15,222	6.0%
R 1–400	27,084	10.6%
No income	166,165	64.9%

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