Whittlesea, South Africa
Whittlesea
Hewu Vetlisi | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 32°10′S 26°49′E / 32.167°S 26.817°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Enoch Mgijima |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,756 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.3% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5360 |
| PO box | 5360 |
Whittlesea is a semi-rural town situated on the R67 road in the Hewu district, 37 km south of Komani, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The town is made up of the townships Ekuphumleni, Bhede, Ndlambe, Extension 4, Extension 5 and Sada. The town falls under the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality which is under the Chris Hani District Municipality. Surrounding Whittlesea are 36 villages which make up the Hewu (meaning "flat land' in Xhosa) district.