Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.800°S 29.367°E / -30.800; 29.367CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeSeatMount AyliffLocal municipalitiesGovernment • TypeMunicipal councilArea • Total10,731 km² (4,143 sq mi)Population • 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:

• 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%
Ntabankulu	123,976	15.47%
Umzimvubu	191,620	23.91%
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela	281,905	35.18%

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	%
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

External links

• Official website