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Dutywa
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.〔(Encyclopaedia Britannica: Thabo Mbeki )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Routes Travel Info Portal: Idutywa )〕
==History==
The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people.〔(Wild Coast Towns: Idutywa )〕 It is named after the Dutywa River, a tributary of the Mbhashe River.〔(Dictionary of Southern African Place Names )〕 The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Idutywa )〕 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.〔
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