Alfred Nzo District Municipality

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Alfred Nzo District Municipality
—  District municipality  —
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.8°S 29.367°E / -30.8; 29.367Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.8°S 29.367°E / -30.8; 29.367
Country	South Africa
Province
Seat	Mount Ayliff
Local municipalities	List Matatiele Umzimvubu
Government
- Mayor
Area
- Total	7,870 km2 (3,038.6 sq mi)
Population
- Total	550,392
- Density	69.9/km2 (181.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup
Languages
Time zone	South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Municipal code	DC44

Alfred Nzo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 550 392 people speak Xhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC44.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbours 1.2 Local municipalities 2 Demographics 2.1 Gender 2.2 Ethnic group 2.3 Age 3 Politics 3.1 Election results 4 References

[edit] Geography

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality has these towns under its name: Mount Frere, Mount Ayliff, Maluti and Matatiele. It is the smallest and one of the poorest district in the province.

[edit] Neighbours

Alfred Nzo is surrounded by:

• the kingdom of Lesotho to the north
• Sisonke (DC43) to the north-east
• Ugu (DC21) to the east
• OR Tambo (DC15) to the south
• Ukhahlamba (DC14) to the west

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Umzimvubu	376 064	68.33%
Umzimkhulu	174 326	31.67%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Xhosa	425 287	77.27%
Sotho	70 697	12.84%
Zulu	42 301	7.69%
Other	8 473	1.54%
English	1 249	0.23%
Afrikaans	922	0.17%
Swati	589	0.11%
Ndebele	491	0.09%
Northern Sotho	216	0.04%
Tswana	87	0.02%
Venda	41	0.01%
Tsonga	37	0.01%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	303 549	55.15%
Male	246 843	44.85%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	549 359	99.81%
Coloured	829	0.15%
Indian/Asian	105	0.02%
White	99	0.02%

[edit] 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	0.18%
090 - 094	420	0.08%
095 - 099	195	0.04%
100 plus	38	0.01%

[edit] Politics

[edit] 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

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%

[edit] References

• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

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