Mbhongweni
Appearance
Mbhongweni | |
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Coordinates: 30°48′00″S 29°28′59″E / 30.800°S 29.483°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela |
Area | |
• Total | 8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,104 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 100% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 94% |
• Other | 6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Mbhongweni (formerly Mbongweni) is a village in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated 33 km away from Mbizana.[2]
The village is popularly known for the birth of Winnie Madikizela Mandela and Babalo Madikizela.[3]
Media
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Births
[edit]- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela - (1936-2018) Anti-Apartheid Movement activist, president of the African National Congress Women's League
- Babalo Madikizela - (b. 1976) Eastern Cape MEC for Public Works
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Mbongweni". Census 2011.
- ^ Ngcukana, Lubabalo (2018-04-01). "Mbhongweni – The village that birthed a fighter". South Africa: CityPress. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Winnie uplifted birthplace Mbongweni - PressReader". Retrieved 2022-06-20 – via PressReader.