Dutywa

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The N2 about to enter Idutywa
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Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E / 32.100°S 28.300°E / -32.100; 28.300Coordinates: 32°06′S 28°18′E / 32.100°S 28.300°E / -32.100; 28.300
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Mbhashe
Established	1858
Area
• Total	20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	11,076
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	96.6%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	1.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)
• Xhosa	91.6%
• English	3.3%
• Other	5.1%
Postal code (street)	5000
PO box	5000
Area code	047

Dutywa (formerly Idutywa) is a town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, formerly part of the Transkei bantustan. It is the birthplace of Thabo Mbeki, who became President of South Africa in 1999. It is 35 kilometres north of Gcuwa (formerly known as Butterworth) on the N2 road. Dutywa is the seat of the Mbhashe Municipality in the Amatole District.

The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. It is named after the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River. 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 in 1913.