Mthatha

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Mthatha is a town in South Africa known as a regional economic and administrative center in the Eastern Cape and as the birthplace of Nelson Mandela.

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Label Occurrences
Mthatha canonical 31
Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
areaCode 047
birthplaceOf Nelson Mandela
continent Africa
country South Africa
demographicsGroupMajority Black African population
economyBasedOn public administration
retail trade
services sector
formerName Umtata
governingBody King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
hasAirport Mthatha Airport
hasClimate temperate climate
hasEducationalInstitution Walter Sisulu University
hasHealthcareRole regional medical referral center
hasHealthFacility Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital
hasHeritageSite sites related to Nelson Mandela
hasHigherEducationRole regional education center
hasMuseum Nelson Mandela Museum satellite site
surface form: Nelson Mandela Museum
hasNearbySettlement Qunu
hasRole regional administrative center
regional economic center
hasTransport long-distance bus services
regional airport
regional road network
hasUniversityCampus Walter Sisulu University
isAdministrativeSeatOf King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
isRegionalCenterFor Eastern Cape
isServiceHubFor rural Eastern Cape communities
languageMajority Xhosa
locatedIn Eastern Cape
South Africa
locatedInAdministrativeEntity King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
locatedInTimeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Mthatha River
namedAfter Mthatha River
partOfDistrict O.R. Tambo District Municipality
surface form: OR Tambo District Municipality
postalCode 5100
primaryReligion Christianity
provinceCapitalOf former Transkei
railwayStatus served historically by rail
region former Transkei region
roadServedBy National Route N2
surface form: N2 national route

R61 route
UTCOffset +2
wasCapitalOf Transkei
surface form: Transkei bantustan

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Eastern Cape hasCity Mthatha
Qunu locatedNear Mthatha
Mvezo hasRoadAccessTo Mthatha
Wild Coast nearestMajorCity Mthatha
N2 national road connectsTo Mthatha
Bizana, Eastern Cape, South Africa hasNearbyCity Mthatha
subject surface form: Bizana
Transkei majorTown Mthatha
Mthatha River flowsThrough Mthatha
Mthatha River hasCityOnBank Mthatha
Hole in the Wall locatedNear Mthatha
Coffee Bay nearestMajorTown Mthatha
Mthatha Airport locatedIn Mthatha
Mthatha Airport serves Mthatha
Mthatha Airport nearbyCity Mthatha
R61 route passesThrough Mthatha
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital geographicContext Mthatha
this entity surface form: Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Umtata formerNameOf Mthatha
Umtata hasNameVariant Mthatha