OR Tambo District Municipality

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OR Tambo
District municipality
OR Tambo CoA.png
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Map of South Africa with OR Tambo highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S28°46′E / 31.567°S 28.767°E / -31.567; 28.767
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Seat Mthatha
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMesuli Ngqondwana (ANC)
Area
 • Total
12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total
1,364,943
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 99.0%
 •  Coloured 0.5%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.2%
 •  White 0.2%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Xhosa 94.2%
 •  English 2.7%
 • Other3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC15

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.

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Geography

Neighbours

OR Tambo is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipalityPopulation%
King Sabata Dalindyebo 415,22724.77%
Nyandeni 281,25216.78%
Ngquza Hill 255,37115.23%
Kumkani Mhlontlo 196,67511.73%
Port St Johns 146,1348.72%

After the 2011 municipal election, OR Tambo District shrunk, with Mbizana and Ntabankulu local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality. [4]

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

LanguagePopulation%
Xhosa 1,270,51494.21%
English 36,3212.69%
Afrikaans 7,3740.17%
Sign language 10,3880.77%
Zulu 6,6640.49%
Other 3,8540.29%
Sotho 3,5900.27%
Northern Sotho 3,3660.25%
Ndebele 2,8530.21%
Tswana 1,8640.14%
Venda 8740.06%
Swati 4450.03%
Tsonga 4400.03%

Gender

GenderPopulation%
Female734,85653.84%
Male630,08846.16%

Ethnic group

Ethnic groupPopulation%
Black African1,351,78999.04%
Coloured6,4340.47%
White2,6410.19%
Indian/Asian2,6540.19%
Other1,4250.10%

Age

AgePopulation%
000–004215,81412.87%
005–009267,09015.93%
010–014268,63216.02%
015–019223,48413.33%
020–024135,2148.07%
025–02993,8775.60%
030–03474,0414.42%
035–03970,3604.20%
040–04465,6983.92%
045–04950,3573.00%
050–05441,8282.50%
055–05932,5561.94%
060–06443,8772.62%
065–06935,4622.12%
070–07430,0041.79%
075–07913,3990.80%
080–08410,2240.61%
085–0892,7140.16%
090–0941,2190.07%
095–0994790.03%
100 plus1340.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for OR Tambo in the South African general election, 2004.

PartyVotes%
African National Congress 392,74079.15%
United Democratic Movement 91,72218.48%
African Christian Democratic Party 2,7630.56%
Pan African Congress 2,7330.55%
Democratic Alliance 1,1410.23%
SOPA 6750.14%
United Christian Democratic Party 5830.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party 5350.11%
Azanian People's Organisation 5080.10%
EMSA 4250.09%
New National Party 3810.08%
PJC 3530.07%
Freedom Front Plus 3140.06%
UF 2820.06%
Independent Democrats 2590.05%
TOP 2110.04%
NA 1580.03%
CDP 1450.03%
NLP 1000.02%
KISS 900.02%
Minority Front 880.02%
Total496,206100.00%

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. ↑ "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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