Mbewuleni

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Mbewuleni
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Mbewuleni
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Mbewuleni
Coordinates: 31°40′05″S27°43′01″E / 31.668°S 27.717°E / -31.668; 27.717
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Municipality Sakhisizwe
Government
  Councillorū
Area
[1]
  Total
2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
233
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 99.6%
   White 0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 98.3%
  Other1.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Mbewuleni is a remote village in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its primary claim to fame is as the birthplace of former president Thabo Mbeki and the businessman Steven Wilson.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Mbewuleni". Census 2011.