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Chris Hani District Municipality

Chris Hani
District municipality
Official seal of Chris Hani
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°53′S 26°52′E / 31.883°S 26.867°E / -31.883; 26.867Coordinates: 31°53′S 26°52′E / 31.883°S 26.867°E / -31.883; 26.867
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Seat Queenstown
Local municipalities
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mxolisi Koyo
Area
 • Total 36,144 km2 (13,955 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 795,461
 • Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 93.3%
 • Coloured 4.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 2.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa 88.6%
 • Afrikaans 6.1%
 • English 2.6%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC13

Chris Hani is one of the 8 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Chris Hani is Queenstown. The majority of its 795 461 people speak Xhosa (2011 Census), although Afrikaans speaking people predominate in the far west of the district. The district code is DC13.

Chris Hani is surrounded by:

The district contains the following local municipalities:

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

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


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