Whittlesea, South Africa

Whittlesea
Hewu
Vetlisi
Whittlesea is located in Eastern Cape
Whittlesea
Whittlesea
Whittlesea is located in South Africa
Whittlesea
Whittlesea
Coordinates: 32°10′S 26°49′E / 32.167°S 26.817°E / -32.167; 26.817
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
MunicipalityEnoch Mgijima
Area
 • Total15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total14,756
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.1%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa93.3%
 • English2.5%
 • Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Whittlesea". Census 2011.