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District municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The OR Tambo District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase OR Tambo) is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is within the Wild Coast Region. The seat is Mthatha. As of 2011, the vast majority (94%) of its 1,364,943 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa. The district is named after Oliver Tambo. The district code is DC15.
OR Tambo | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | Mthatha |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mesuli Ngqondwana (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,364,943 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 94.2% |
| • English | 2.7% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC15 |
OR Tambo is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| King Sabata Dalindyebo | 415,227 | 24.77% |
| Nyandeni | 281,252 | 16.78% |
| Ngquza Hill | 255,371 | 15.23% |
| Mhlontlo | 196,675 | 11.73% |
| Port St Johns | 146,134 | 8.72% |
After the 2011 municipal election, OR Tambo District shrunk, with Mbizana and Ntabankulu local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality.[4]
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 734,856 | 53.84% |
| Male | 630,088 | 46.16% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1,351,789 | 99.04% |
| Coloured | 6,434 | 0.47% |
| White | 2,641 | 0.19% |
| Indian/Asian | 2,654 | 0.19% |
| Other | 1,425 | 0.10% |
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000–004 | 215,814 | 12.87% |
| 005–009 | 267,090 | 15.93% |
| 010–014 | 268,632 | 16.02% |
| 015–019 | 223,484 | 13.33% |
| 020–024 | 135,214 | 8.07% |
| 025–029 | 93,877 | 5.60% |
| 030–034 | 74,041 | 4.42% |
| 035–039 | 70,360 | 4.20% |
| 040–044 | 65,698 | 3.92% |
| 045–049 | 50,357 | 3.00% |
| 050–054 | 41,828 | 2.50% |
| 055–059 | 32,556 | 1.94% |
| 060–064 | 43,877 | 2.62% |
| 065–069 | 35,462 | 2.12% |
| 070–074 | 30,004 | 1.79% |
| 075–079 | 13,399 | 0.80% |
| 080–084 | 10,224 | 0.61% |
| 085–089 | 2,714 | 0.16% |
| 090–094 | 1,219 | 0.07% |
| 095–099 | 479 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 134 | 0.01% |
Election results for OR Tambo in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 392,740 | 79.15% |
| United Democratic Movement | 91,722 | 18.48% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2,763 | 0.56% |
| Pan African Congress | 2,733 | 0.55% |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,141 | 0.23% |
| SOPA | 675 | 0.14% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 583 | 0.12% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 535 | 0.11% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 508 | 0.10% |
| EMSA | 425 | 0.09% |
| New National Party | 381 | 0.08% |
| PJC | 353 | 0.07% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 314 | 0.06% |
| UF | 282 | 0.06% |
| Independent Democrats | 259 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 211 | 0.04% |
| NA | 158 | 0.03% |
| CDP | 145 | 0.03% |
| NLP | 100 | 0.02% |
| KISS | 90 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 88 | 0.02% |
| Total | 496,206 | 100.00% |
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