Alfred Nzo District Municipality

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Alfred Nzo) is one of the 6 districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 801,344 residents speak isiXhosa.[4] The district code is DC44.

Alfred Nzo
Official seal of Alfred Nzo
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatMount Ayliff
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
Area
  Total10,731 km2 (4,143 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total801,344
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.1%
  Coloured0.4%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa84.6%
  Sotho8.8%
  English2.3%
  Zulu1.2%
  Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC44

It is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, a former secretary-general of the African National Congress and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Nelson Mandela's cabinet from 1994 to 1999.

Geography

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality contains the following towns: Mount Frere, Mount Ayliff, Maluti and Matatiele. It is the smallest and one of the poorest districts in the province.

Neighbours

Alfred Nzo is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Matatiele203,84325.44%
Ntabankulu123,97615.47%
Umzimvubu191,62023.91%
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela281,90535.18%

After the 2011 municipal election, Alfred Nzo District was expanded by including Mbizana Local Municipality and Ntabankulu Local Municipality, previously part of OR Tambo District Municipality.[5]

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Languages

Language Population %
Xhosa673,51984.58%
Sotho69,8118.77%
English18,0902.27%
Zulu9,9541.25%
Sign language7,1890.90%
Afrikaans6,7160.84%
Other4,5950.58%
Northern Sotho2,2750.29%
Ndebele2,0430.26%
Tswana1,3600.17%
Venda3580.04%
Tsonga2310.03%
Swati1870.02%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female434,85754.27%
Male366,48845.73%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African794,38299.13%
Coloured3,3070.41%
White1,8980.24%
Indian/Asian1,1320.14%
Other6240.08%

Age

Age Population %
000–00468,15212.38%
005–00985,02215.45%
010–01489,08316.19%
015–01973,87513.42%
020–02441,5037.54%
025–02928,4895.18%
030–03423,4594.26%
035–03923,4014.25%
040–04421,7293.95%
045–04918,4783.36%
050–05415,8722.88%
055–05913,4752.45%
060–06413,3982.43%
065–06913,2662.41%
070–0749,9801.81%
075–0795,5401.01%
080–0844,0090.73%
085–0891,00830.0%
090–0944200.08%
095–0991950.04%
100 plus380.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Alfred Nzo in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 260 501 [70% of total population]
  • Total votes: 172 001 [31.25% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 66.03% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress151,60588.14%
United Democratic Movement14,4498.40%
Inkhata Freedom Party1,8031.05%
Pan African Congress8020.47%
African Christian Democratic Party6830.40%
Democratic Alliance5330.31%
SOPA3400.20%
Azanian People's Organisation2580.15%
New National Party2010.12%
United Christian Democratic Party2000.12%
EMSA1910.11%
Freedom Front Plus1900.11%
PJC1290.07%
NA1250.07%
UF1030.06%
TOP980.06%
Independent Democrats930.05%
CDP650.04%
KISS480.03%
Minority Front480.03%
NLP370.02%
Total172,001100.00%

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. 2011 Census
  5. "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

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