Wesley | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.321°N 27.345°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Amathole |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ngqushwa |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.21 |
Population Total: | 1634 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.9% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info1: | 97.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.4% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 5612 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 040 |
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]