OR Tambo District Municipality

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OR Tambo District Municipality Eastern Cape, South Africa
Municipal code	DC15
Area	km²
Seat	Umtata
Neighbours
Mayor	Zoleka Capa (ANC)
Population	1 676 463 (/km²)
Habitations	(/km²)
Racial makeup
Home languages
Official website	http://www.ortambodm.org.za/

OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Umtata. The majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC15.

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

[edit] Neighbours

OR Tambo is surrounded by:

• Alfred Nzo (DC44) to the north
• Sisonke (DC43) to the north
• Ugu (DC21) to the north-east
• the Indian Ocean to the south-east
• Amatole (DC12) to the south-west
• Chris Hani (DC13) to the west
• Ukhahlamba (DC14) to the north-west

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
King Sabata Dalindyebo	415 227	24.77%
Nyandeni	281 252	16.78%
Qaukeni	255 371	15.23%
Mbizana	245 420	14.64%
Mhlontlo	196 675	11.73%
Port St. Johns	146 134	8.72%
Ntabankulu	136 391	8.14%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Xhosa	1 650 359	98.44%
English	10 651	0.64%
Zulu	4 418	0.26%
Afrikaans	2 814	0.17%
Sotho	2 691	0.16%
Other	1 867	0.11%
Swati	1 516	0.09%
Ndebele	975	0.06%
Northern Sotho	625	0.04%
Tswana	226	0.01%
Venda	179	0.01%
Tsonga	149	0.01%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	918 483	54.79%
Male	757 980	45.21%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	1 668 152	99.50%
Coloured	5 398	0.32%
White	2 009	0.12%
Indian/Asian	904	0.05%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	215 814	12.87%
005 - 009	267 090	15.93%
010 - 014	268 632	16.02%
015 - 019	223 484	13.33%
020 - 024	135 214	8.07%
025 - 029	93 877	5.60%
030 - 034	74 041	4.42%
035 - 039	70 360	4.20%
040 - 044	65 698	3.92%
045 - 049	50 357	3.00%
050 - 054	41 828	2.50%
055 - 059	32 556	1.94%
060 - 064	43 877	2.62%
065 - 069	35 462	2.12%
070 - 074	30 004	1.79%
075 - 079	13 399	0.80%
080 - 084	10 224	0.61%
085 - 089	2 714	0.16%
090 - 094	1 219	0.07%
095 - 099	479	0.03%
100 plus	134	0.01%

[edit] Politics

[edit] 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 Congress	392 740	79.15%
United Democratic Movement	91 722	18.48%
African Christian Democratic Party	2 763	0.56%
Pan African Congress	2 733	0.55%
Democratic Alliance	1 141	0.23%
SOPA	675	0.14%
United Christian Democratic Party	583	0.12%
Inkhata Freedom Party	535	0.11%
Azanian People's Organisation	508	0.10%
EMSA	425	0.09%
New National Party	381	0.08%
PJC	353	0.07%
Freedom Front Plus	314	0.06%
UF	282	0.06%
Independent Democrats	259	0.05%
TOP	211	0.04%
NA	158	0.03%
CDP	145	0.03%
NLP	100	0.02%
KISS	90	0.02%
Minority Front	88	0.02%
Total	496 206	100.00%

[edit] References

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

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Coordinates: 31°34′S, 28°46′E