Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Alfred Nzo
Alfred Nzo ; Sesotho
	District municipality
	Isixhosa
	Seal
	Location in the Eastern Cape
	Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Seat	Mount Ayliff
Local municipalities	List Matatiele; Umzimvubu; Mbizana; Ntabankulu;
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
Area
• Total	10,731 km2 (4,143 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	801,344
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.1%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Xhosa	84.6%
• Sotho	8.8%
• English	2.3%
• Zulu	1.2%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC44

Alfred Nzo is one of the 6 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 801 344 people speak Xhosa.[4] The district code is DC44.

It is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, a former secretary-general of the African National Congress and 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:

the kingdom of Lesotho to the north
Harry Gwala District (DC43) to the north-east
Ugu District (DC21) to the east
OR Tambo District (DC15) to the south
Joe Gqabi District (DC14) to the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Matatiele	203,843	25.44%
Mbizana	281,905	35.18%
Ntabankulu	123,976	15.47%
Umzimvubu	191,620	23.91%

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	%
Xhosa	673,519	84.58%
Sotho	69,811	8.77%
English	18,090	2.27%
Zulu	9,954	1.25%
Sign language	7,189	0.90%
Afrikaans	6,716	0.84%
Other	4,595	0.58%
Northern Sotho	2,275	0.29%
Ndebele	2,043	0.26%
Tswana	1,360	0.17%
Venda	358	0.04%
Tsonga	231	0.03%
Swati	187	0.02%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	434,857	54.27%
Male	366,488	45.73%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	794,382	99.13%
Coloured	3,307	0.41%
White	1,898	0.24%
Indian/Asian	1,132	0.14%
Other	624	0.08%

Age

Age	Population	%
000–004	68,152	12.38%
005–009	85,022	15.45%
010–014	89,083	16.19%
015–019	73,875	13.42%
020–024	41,503	7.54%
025–029	28,489	5.18%
030–034	23,459	4.26%
035–039	23,401	4.25%
040–044	21,729	3.95%
045–049	18,478	3.36%
050–054	15,872	2.88%
055–059	13,475	2.45%
060–064	13,398	2.43%
065–069	13,266	2.41%
070–074	9,980	1.81%
075–079	5,540	1.01%
080–084	4,009	0.73%
085–089	1,008	30.0%
090–094	420	0.08%
095–099	195	0.04%
100 plus	38	0.01%

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 Congress	151,605	88.14%
United Democratic Movement	14,449	8.40%
Inkhata Freedom Party	1,803	1.05%
Pan African Congress	802	0.47%
African Christian Democratic Party	683	0.40%
Democratic Alliance	533	0.31%
SOPA	340	0.20%
Azanian People's Organisation	258	0.15%
New National Party	201	0.12%
United Christian Democratic Party	200	0.12%
EMSA	191	0.11%
Freedom Front Plus	190	0.11%
PJC	129	0.07%
NA	125	0.07%
UF	103	0.06%
TOP	98	0.06%
Independent Democrats	93	0.05%
CDP	65	0.04%
KISS	48	0.03%
Minority Front	48	0.03%
NLP	37	0.02%
Total	172,001	100.00%

References

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

External links

Official website

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[muni_mayor-1] "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[muni_population-2] "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[muni_langs-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.