
| Mvezo | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -31.95°N 28.516°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | OR Tambo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | King Sabata Dalindyebo |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Inkosi |
| Leader Name: | Mandla Mandela MP |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.13 |
| Population Total: | 810 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 100.0% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 98.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
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.
The nearest airports to Mvezo are Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, Mthata Airport and East London Airport.
The nearest city to Mvezo is East London. The distance from East London to Mvezo is 198 kilometers.
Nelson Mandela was born in this village