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O.R.Tambo District Municipality

OR Tambo
District municipality
Official seal of OR Tambo
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E / 31.567°S 28.767°E / -31.567; 28.767Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E / 31.567°S 28.767°E / -31.567; 28.767
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Seat Mthatha
Local municipalities
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Zoleka Capa (ANC)
Area
 • Total 12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,364,943
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 99.0%
 • Coloured 0.5%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa 94.2%
 • English 2.7%
 • Other 3.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC15

OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha (formerly spelt Umtata). The vast majority (94%) of its 1,364,943 people speak Xhosa (2011 Census). The district is named after Oliver Tambo. The district code is DC15.

The district is within Wild Coast Region.

OR Tambo is surrounded by:

The district contains the following local municipalities:

After the 2011 municipal election, OR Tambo District shrunk, with Mbizana and Ntabankulu local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality.

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

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


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