Whittlesea, South Africa

Whittlesea Hewu Vetlisi
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Coordinates: 32°10′S 26°49′E / 32.167°S 26.817°E / -32.167; 26.817
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Enoch Mgijima
Area [1]
• Total	15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	14,756
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.1%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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.