Wesley, Eastern Cape

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

Wesley
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Coordinates: 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 km^2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,634
• Density	740/km^2 (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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	5612
Area code	040

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.