OR Tambo District Municipality

OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha (formerly spelt Umtata). The vast majority (94%) of its 1,364,943 people speak Xhosa (2011 Census). The district is named after Oliver Tambo. The district code is DC15.

OR Tambo
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatMthatha
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorZoleka Capa (ANC)
Area
  Total12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total1,364,943
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.0%
  Coloured0.5%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Xhosa94.2%
  English2.7%
  Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC15

The district is within Wild Coast Region.

Geography

Neighbours

OR Tambo is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
King Sabata Dalindyebo415,22724.77%
Nyandeni281,25216.78%
Ngquza Hill255,37115.23%
Mhlontlo196,67511.73%
Port St Johns146,1348.72%

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.

Language Population %
Xhosa1,270,51494.21%
English36,3212.69%
Afrikaans7,3740.17%
Sign language10,3880.77%
Zulu6,6640.49%
Other3,8540.29%
Sotho3,5900.27%
Northern Sotho3,3660.25%
Ndebele2,8530.21%
Tswana1,8640.14%
Venda8740.06%
Swati4450.03%
Tsonga4400.03%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female734,85653.84%
Male630,08846.16%

Ethnic group

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

Age

Age Population %
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.

  • Population 18 and over: 782 012 (46.65% of total population)
  • Total votes: 496 206 (29.60% of total population)
  • Voting % estimate: 63.45% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress392,74079.15%
United Democratic Movement91,72218.48%
African Christian Democratic Party2,7630.56%
Pan African Congress2,7330.55%
Democratic Alliance1,1410.23%
SOPA6750.14%
United Christian Democratic Party5830.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party5350.11%
Azanian People's Organisation5080.10%
EMSA4250.09%
New National Party3810.08%
PJC3530.07%
Freedom Front Plus3140.06%
UF2820.06%
Independent Democrats2590.05%
TOP2110.04%
NA1580.03%
CDP1450.03%
NLP1000.02%
KISS900.02%
Minority Front880.02%
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. "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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