OR Tambo District Municipality
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OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts
of Eastern Cape
province of South Africa
. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha
(formerley spelt Umtata). The vast majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa
(2001 Census
). The district is named after Oliver Tambo
. The district code is DC15.
The district is within Wild Coast Region
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After the 2011 municipal election, OR Tambo District will shrink, with Mbizana
and Ntabankulu
local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality
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Districts of South Africa
South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...
of Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of OR Tambo is Mthatha
Mthatha
Mthatha is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town has an airport, previously known by the name K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima....
(formerley spelt Umtata). The vast majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa
Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
(2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
). The district is named after Oliver Tambo
Oliver Tambo
Oliver Reginald Tambo was a South African anti-apartheid politician and a central figure in the African National Congress .-Biography:Oliver Tambo was born in Bizana in eastern Pondoland in what is now Eastern Cape...
. The district code is DC15.
The district is within Wild Coast Region
Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape
The Wild Coast is one of the four regions of the Eastern Cape, a province of South Africa. The region stretches from its border with Buffalo City in the south to the Mthamvuna River near Port Edward in the north...
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Neighbours
OR Tambo is surrounded by:- Alfred NzoAlfred Nzo District MunicipalityAlfred Nzo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 550 392 people speak Xhosa...
(DC44) to the north - SisonkeSisonke District MunicipalitySisonke is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Sisonke is Ixopo. The majority of its 298 392 people speak IsiZulu...
(DC43) to the north - UguUgu District MunicipalityUgu is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ugu is Zulu for "coast". The seat of Ugu is Port Shepstone. The majority of its 704 001 people speak IsiZulu...
(DC21) to the north-east - the Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
to the south-east - AmatoleAmatole District MunicipalityAmathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its 1 664 259 people speak Xhosa . The district code is DC12...
(DC12) to the south-west - Chris HaniChris Hani District MunicipalityChris Hani is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Chris Hani is Queenstown. The majority of its 810 274 people speak Xhosa , although Afrikaans speaking people predominate in the far west of the district...
(DC13) to the west - UkhahlambaUkhahlamba District MunicipalityJoe Gqabi is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Joe Gqabi is Barkly East. The majority of its 341 337 people speak IsiXhosa . The district code is DC14...
(DC14) to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalitiesLocal municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
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| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| King Sabata Dalindyebo King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a municipality situated in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The municipality is made up of Mthatha and Mqanduli... |
415 227 | 24.77% |
| Nyandeni Nyandeni Local Municipality Nyandeni Local Municipality is a local municipality in the OR Tambo District, situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Its administrative seat is the town of Libode... |
281 252 | 16.78% |
| Ngquza Hill Ngquza Hill Local Municipality Ngquza Hill Local Municipality, previously known as Qaukeni, is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.... |
255 371 | 15.23% |
| Mbizana Mbizana Local Municipality Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.... |
245 420 | 14.64% |
| Mhlontlo Mhlontlo Local Municipality Mhlontlo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.Mhlonto was a chief of the Pondomise people during the 19th century.-References:... |
196 675 | 11.73% |
| Port St Johns Port St Johns Local Municipality Port St. Johns Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.... |
146 134 | 8.72% |
| Ntabankulu Ntabankulu Local Municipality Ntabankulu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa name meaning “great or big mountain”, since the municipal area is mountainous in character.... |
136 391 | 8.14% |
After the 2011 municipal election, OR Tambo District will shrink, with Mbizana
Mbizana Local Municipality
Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa....
and Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu Local Municipality
Ntabankulu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa name meaning “great or big mountain”, since the municipal area is mountainous in character....
local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Alfred Nzo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 550 392 people speak Xhosa...
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Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Xhosa Xhosa language Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said... |
1 650 359 | 98.44% |
| English South African English The term South African English is applied to the first-language dialects of English spoken by South Africans, with the L1 English variety spoken by Zimbabweans, Zambians and Namibians, being recognised as offshoots.There is some social and regional variation within South African English... |
10 651 | 0.64% |
| Zulu Zulu language Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population... |
4 418 | 0.26% |
| Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape... |
2 814 | 0.17% |
| Sotho | 2 691 | 0.16% |
| Other | 1 867 | 0.11% |
| Swati Swati language The Swazi or Swati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas... |
1 516 | 0.09% |
| Ndebele Southern Ndebele language The Southern Ndebele language is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the amaNdebele . There are two dialects of Southern Ndebele in South Africa:* the Northern Transvaal Ndebele or Nrebele... |
975 | 0.06% |
| Northern Sotho Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,... |
625 | 0.04% |
| Tswana Tswana language Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi... |
226 | 0.01% |
| Venda Venda language Venda, also known as or , is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. The majority of Venda speakers live in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo Province, but about 10% of speakers live in Zimbabwe. The Venda language is related to Kalanga which is spoken in Botswana... |
179 | 0.01% |
| Tsonga Tsonga language The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages... |
149 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 918 483 | 54.79% |
| Male | 757 980 | 45.21% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1 668 152 | 99.50% |
| Coloured | 5 398 | 0.32% |
| White | 2 009 | 0.12% |
| Indian/Asian | 904 | 0.05% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 215 814 | 12.87% |
| 005 - 009 | 267 090 | 15.93% |
| 010 - 014 | 268 632 | 16.02% |
| 015 - 019 | 223 484 | 13.33% |
| 020 - 024 | 135 214 | 8.07% |
| 025 - 029 | 93 877 | 5.60% |
| 030 - 034 | 74 041 | 4.42% |
| 035 - 039 | 70 360 | 4.20% |
| 040 - 044 | 65 698 | 3.92% |
| 045 - 049 | 50 357 | 3.00% |
| 050 - 054 | 41 828 | 2.50% |
| 055 - 059 | 32 556 | 1.94% |
| 060 - 064 | 43 877 | 2.62% |
| 065 - 069 | 35 462 | 2.12% |
| 070 - 074 | 30 004 | 1.79% |
| 075 - 079 | 13 399 | 0.80% |
| 080 - 084 | 10 224 | 0.61% |
| 085 - 089 | 2 714 | 0.16% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 219 | 0.07% |
| 095 - 099 | 479 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 134 | 0.01% |
Election results
Election results for OR Tambo in the South African general election, 2004South African general election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
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- Population 18 and over: 782 012 (46.65% of total population)
- Total votes: 496 206 (29.60% of total population)
- Voting % estimate: 63.45% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes % African National Congress African National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
392 740 79.15% United Democratic Movement 91 722 18.48% African Christian Democratic Party 2 763 0.56% Pan African Congress 2 733 0.55% Democratic Alliance 1 141 0.23% SOPA 675 0.14% United Christian Democratic Party 583 0.12% Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
535 0.11% Azanian People's Organisation 508 0.10% EMSA 425 0.09% New National Party 381 0.08% PJC 353 0.07% Freedom Front Plus 314 0.06% UF 282 0.06% Independent Democrats 259 0.05% TOP 211 0.04% NA 158 0.03% CDP 145 0.03% NLP 100 0.02% KISS 90 0.02% Minority Front 88 0.02% Total 496 206 100.00%