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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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
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 NERFINISHED
isServiceHubFor rural Eastern Cape communities
languageMajority Xhosa
locatedIn Eastern Cape NERFINISHED
South Africa
locatedInAdministrativeEntity King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
locatedInTimeZone South African Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Mthatha River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Mthatha River NERFINISHED
partOfDistrict OR Tambo District Municipality
postalCode 5100
primaryReligion Christianity
provinceCapitalOf former Transkei
railwayStatus served historically by rail
region former Transkei region
roadServedBy N2 national route
R61 route
UTCOffset +2
wasCapitalOf Transkei bantustan

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