Bizana
Mbizana
Bizana | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 30°51′04″S 29°50′17″E / 30.851°S 29.838°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,974 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 90.3% |
| • Zulu | 3.2% |
| • English | 2.8% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4800 |
| Area code | 039 |
Bizana, also known by its official name Mbizana (since 2013), is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, was born here in 1936. Oliver Reginald Tambo (popularly known as OR Tambo which the international airport in Johannesburg is named after) was also born and grew up in this town. The town has many surrounding villages.