Motherwell, Eastern Cape

Motherwell is a suburb in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Motherwell
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Coordinates: 33.804°S 25.580°E / -33.804; 25.580
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Nelson Mandela Bay
Area [1]
• Total	25.86 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	140,351
• Density	5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.2%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	93.1%
• English	2.9%
• Other	4.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6211
PO box	6213

Motherwell was planned to accommodate the black squatters who were relocated from Zwide and Veeplaas, and construction began in 1984.[2] It is the largest settlement in terms of population and land area in Port Elizabeth.

It is separated into blocks called "NU"s [Neighboring Units] (e.g.NU5 or NU8) from 1 to 13, then 29. Motherwell has a number of public schools, both at primary and secondary level. It also has a clinic; a day hospital; library; numerous public parks; community centers. Retailers such as Shoprite; Spar; Boxer Superstores; PEP, and national restaurant chains Debonairs; Steers; Kentucky Fried Chicken; and Chesa Nyama also have a presence in Motherwell.

National Commercial Banks Standard Bank (founded in Port Elizabeth); ABSA; Capitec Bank; First National Bank; and Nedbank have branches and multiple ATMs available.