Qunu (pronounced [ˈk͡ǃuːnu]) is a Xhosa rural village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Mthatha on the N2 national route.

Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was born near Qunu in the village Mvezo next to the Mbhashe River.

[2] In his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela describes Qunu as the place where he spent the happiest moments of his childhood.

On 3 July 2013 the Eastern Cape high court ruled that the remains should be moved back to Qunu.

[4] On 15 December 2013, Nelson Mandela was buried in Qunu following a state funeral,[5] on his family's property in a spot he personally selected.