Alfred Nzo District Municipality
| Alfred Nzo | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.800°S 29.367°ECoordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.800°S 29.367°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| Seat | Mount Ayliff | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Eunice Diko | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10,731 km2 (4,143 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 801,344 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 84.6% | |
| • Sotho | 8.8% | |
| • English | 2.3% | |
| • Zulu | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 3.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC44 | |
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. 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.
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.
Alfred Nzo is surrounded by:
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.
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Alfred Nzo in the South African general election, 2004.
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