Bizana
Bizana is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
Bizana | |
|---|---|
Bizana Bizana | |
| Coordinates: 30.851°S 29.838°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,974 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 90.3% |
| • Zulu | 3.2% |
| • English | 2.8% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4800 |
| Area code | 039 |
Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, was born here in 1936. Oliver Reginald Tambo (popularly known as OR Tambo which the international airport in Johannesburg is named after) was also born and grew up in this town. The town has many surrounding villages. Bizana has a provincial hospital, named Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Regional Hospital. There is also a hospital called Greenville hospital in the eTyeni area of Imizizi Administrative area.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.