Wesley, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
33°19′16″S 27°20′42″E / 33.321°S 27.345°E / -33.321; 27.345[1]
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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
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Wesley". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 471.
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Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: East London
![Amathole District within South Africa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_South_Africa_with_Amathole_highlighted_%282011%29.svg/150px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_Amathole_highlighted_%282011%29.svg.png)
- Cintsa (Chintsa)
- Haga Haga
- Kei Mouth
- Komga
- Morgan Bay
- Queensberry Bay
- Sihota
- Idutywa (Dutywa)
- Elliotdale
- Hobeni
- Willowvale
- Blythswood
- Butterworth (Gcuwa)
- Kentani (Centane)
- Mazeppa Bay
- Nqamakwe
- Qolora Mouth
- Bell
- Bodiam
- Hamburg
- Peddie
- Wesley
- Wooldridge
- Adelaide
- Alice
- Balfour
- Bedford
- Calderwood
- Fort Beaufort
- Healdtown
- Hogsback
- Katberg
- Kwezana
- Hertzog (Mhlangeni)
- Middledrift (Ixesi)
- Seymour
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