Wesley, Eastern Cape

Wesley
Wesley
Wesley
Wesley

 Wesley shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 33°19′16″S 27°20′42″E / 33.321°S 27.345°E / -33.321; 27.345Coordinates: 33°19′16″S 27°20′42″E / 33.321°S 27.345°E / -33.321; 27.345
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Ngqushwa
Area[1]
 • Total 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,634
 • Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.9%
 • Coloured 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Xhosa 97.6%
 • Other 2.4%
PO box 5612
Area code 040

Wesley is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village on the Twecu, a tributary of the Chalumna River, 69 km south of King William's Town. Founded by William Shaw of the Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1823, it was probably named after the founder of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, John Wesley.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Wesley". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 471.
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