Motherwell, South Africa

{{Short description|Township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa}}

{{For|the town in Scotland|Motherwell}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Motherwell

| pushpin_map = South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|33.804|S|25.580|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Nelson Mandela Bay

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/299008 |title = Main Place Motherwell |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 25.86

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 140351

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 99.2%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 0.3%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.1%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 0.1%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.4%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Xhosa

| demographics2_info1 = 93.1%

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 2.9%

| demographics2_title3 =

| demographics2_info3 =

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 =

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 4.0%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 6211

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 6213

| area_code_type = Area code

}}

Motherwell is a fast-growing township in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which is the metropolitan area comprising Gqeberha, Despatch, Uitenhage and other surrounding towns.