Chris Hani | ||
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District municipality | ||
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Location in the Eastern Cape |
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Coordinates: 31°53′S 26°52′E / 31.883°S 26.867°ECoordinates: 31°53′S 26°52′E / 31.883°S 26.867°E | ||
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.