Dutywa


Dutywa, also known as Idutywa, is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, that was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and its 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. The town is the birthplace of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki.
Dutywa is home to 11,076 people, 96.6% of who are Black African.
SectorWorkers% of labour force
Agriculture4020.3%
Mining / Quarrying1030.1%
Manufacturing5930.5%
Electricity / Gas / Water supply5930.5%
Construction4480.4%
Wholesale / Retail trade2,1461.7%
Transport / Storage / Communication2060.2%
Financial / Insurance / Real estate1,1740.5%
Community / Social / Personal services2,8432.3%
Private households / Other11,8744.6%

Income People% of population
R 204,80100.0%
R 102,401204,8001240.0%
R 51,201102,40000.0%
R 25,60151,2001700.1%
R 12,80125,6004080.2%
R 6,40112,8002,7681.1%
R 3,2016,4003,4781.4%
R 1,6013,2003,8671.5%
R 8011,60032,60612.7%
R 40180015,2226.0%
R 140027,08410.6%
No income166,16564.9%

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