Alfred Nzo
Official seal of Alfred Nzo
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.800°S 29.367°E / -30.800; 29.367
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

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.

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. 1 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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