Ukhahlamba District Municipality

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Ukhahlamba District Municipality Eastern Cape, South Africa
Municipal code
Area	25 401 km²
Seat	Barkley East
Neighbours
Mayor
Population	(/km²)
Habitations	(/km²)
Racial makeup
Home languages
Official website	http://www.ukhahlamba.co.za/

Ukhahlamba is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Ukhahlamba is Barkley East. The majority of its 341 337 people speak IsiXhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC14.

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

Ukhahlamba is surrounded by:

• Xhariep (DC16) to the north
• the kingdom of Lesotho to the north-east
• Alfred Nzo (DC44) to the east
• OR Tambo (DC15) to the south-east
• Chris Hani (DC13) to the south
• Karoo (DC7) to the west

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Elundini	137 577	40.31%
Senqu	135 144	39.59%
Maletswai	37 314	10.93%
Gariep	31 305	9.17%
Oviston Nature Reserve	11	0.00%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Xhosa	247 068	72.38%
Sotho	71 757	21.02%
Afrikaans	18 904	5.54%
English	2 079	0.61%
Zulu	456	0.13%
Swati	262	0.08%
swana	252	0.07%
Ndebele	200	0.06%
Other	181	0.05%
Northern Sotho	140	0.04%
Venda	39	0.01%
Tsonga	13	0.00%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	182 363	53.43%
Male	158 974	46.57%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	321 283	94.12%
Coloured	11 603	3.40%
White	8 373	2.45%
Indian/Asian	78	0.02%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	35 279	10.34%
005 - 009	45 321	13.28%
010 - 014	51 410	15.06%
015 - 019	46 355	13.58%
020 - 024	28 543	8.36%
025 - 029	19 533	5.72%
030 - 034	16 274	4.77%
035 - 039	15 584	4.57%
040 - 044	14 915	4.37%
045 - 049	12 997	3.81%
050 - 054	11 073	3.24%
055 - 059	9 131	2.68%
060 - 064	9 828	2.88%
065 - 069	9 700	2.84%
070 - 074	6 694	1.96%
075 - 079	3 824	1.12%
080 - 084	3 312	0.97%
085 - 089	962	0.28%
090 - 094	402	0.12%
095 - 099	138	0.04%
100 plus	62	0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

Election results for Ukhahlamba in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 180 079 [52.76% of total population]
• Total votes: 114 530 [33.55% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 63.60% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	97 560	85.18%
United Democratic Movement	7 924	6.92%
Democratic Alliance	4 357	3.80%
Pan African Congress	1 344	1.17%
African Christian Democratic Party	732	0.64%
Independent Democrats	584	0.51%
New National Party	434	0.38%
Freedom Front Plus	429	0.37%
SOPA	156	0.14%
Inkhata Freedom Party	153	0.13%
Azanian People's Organisation	150	0.13%
EMSA	125	0.11%
PJC	116	0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party	116	0.10%
NA	84	0.07%
TOP	65	0.06%
UF	65	0.06%
CDP	44	0.04%
Minority Front	37	0.03%
NLP	28	0.02%
KISS	27	0.02%
Total	114 530	100.00%

[edit] References

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

	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Ukhahlamba District Municipality, Eastern Cape District Seat: Barkley East
Local municipalities	Elundini • Senqu • Maletswai • Gariep • Oviston Nature Reserve
Cities and towns	Barkley East

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Coordinates: 30°58′S, 27°36′E