Alfred Nzo District Municipality
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:
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
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 [47.33% of total population]
- Total votes: 172 001 [31.25% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 66.03% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
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