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Mvezo

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Mvezo is a small village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The village is mainly known as being the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, a former president of South Africa, whose family serves as its chiefly dynasty. It is also the location of the Nelson Mandela Birthplace Museum.

01Transport

Airport

The nearest airports to Mvezo are Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, Mthatha Airport and King Phalo Airport.

Road

The nearest city to Mvezo is East London. The distance from East London to Mvezo is 198 kilometers.

02Notable Personalities

Nelson Mandela was born in this village on 18 July 1918.

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