Wesley, Eastern Cape

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

Wesley
Wesley
Wesley
Coordinates: 33.321°S 27.345°E / -33.321; 27.345
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
MunicipalityNgqushwa
Area
  Total2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,634
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.9%
  Coloured0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa97.6%
  Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5612
Area code040

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