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Dutywa (formerly Idutywa) 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
It is named after the
/ref> The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language; its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004. The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a
Natal Colony
The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to ...
raiding party and its local people.Wild Coast Towns: IdutywaIt is named after the
Dutywa River
Dutywa (formerly Idutywa) is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest pr ...
, a tributary of the Mbhashe River
Mbhashe River is one of the major rivers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It flows in a southeastern direction and has a catchment area of 6,030 km. The river drains into the Indian Ocean through an estuary located near the ligh ...
.Dictionary of Southern African Place Names/ref> The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language; its spelling was officially changed from "Idutywa" to "Dutywa" on 16 July 2004. The settlement was laid out in 1884 and was made a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in 1913. The town is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki KStJ (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who was the second president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (AN ...
.
Dutywa is home to 11,076 people, 96.6% of who are Black African (Xhosa).
Idutywa School of Excellence is a recognized school well known for producing excellent results for high pass rate in Matric.
The is Idutywa Mall was built so that the villagers would be able to do their shoppin
References
Populated places in the Mbhashe Local Municipality Transkei Populated places established in 1858 {{EasternCape-geo-stub