Qunu

Qunu () is a Xhosa rural village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, south-west of Mthatha on the N2 national route.

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Place details

Locality: King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
Region: Eastern Cape
Country: South Africa
Population: 213

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Qunu
Settlement.image_skyline: Qunu, South Africa.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Qunu village
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: O.R. Tambo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: King Sabata Dalindyebo
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.65
Settlement.population_total: 213
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001

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Wikidata facts

Area: 1.65
Image: Qunu, South Africa.jpg

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Commons category: Qunu
postal code: 5105

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Qunu () is a Xhosa rural village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, south-west of Mthatha on the N2 national route.

== The Mandela family == Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was born near Qunu in the village Mvezo next to the Mbhashe River. He grew up in Qunu after his father was deposed as the chief of Mvezo. After his retirement, Mandela returned to Qunu. In his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela describes Qunu as the place where he spent the happiest moments of his childhood.