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OR Tambo is one of the seven 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.

OR Tambo
District municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Seat	Mthatha
Local municipalities	List Ngquza Hill Port St Johns Nyandeni Mhlontlo King Sabata Dalindyebo
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mesuli Ngqondwana (ANC)
Area
• Total	12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,364,943
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Xhosa	94.2%
• English	2.7%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC15

The district is within Wild Coast Region.

Geography

Neighbours

OR Tambo is surrounded by:

• Alfred Nzo District (DC44) to the north
• the Indian Ocean to the south-east
• Amatole District (DC12) to the south-west
• Chris Hani District (DC13) to the west
• Joe Gqabi District (DC14) to the north-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
King Sabata Dalindyebo	415,227	24.77%
Nyandeni	281,252	16.78%
Ngquza Hill	255,371	15.23%
Mhlontlo	196,675	11.73%
Port St Johns	146,134	8.72%

After the 2011 municipal election, OR Tambo District shrunk, with Mbizana and Ntabankulu local municipalities being transferred to Alfred Nzo District Municipality.[4]

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language	Population	%
Xhosa	1,270,514	94.21%
English	36,321	2.69%
Afrikaans	7,374	0.17%
Sign language	10,388	0.77%
Zulu	6,664	0.49%
Other	3,854	0.29%
Sotho	3,590	0.27%
Northern Sotho	3,366	0.25%
Ndebele	2,853	0.21%
Tswana	1,864	0.14%
Venda	874	0.06%
Swati	445	0.03%
Tsonga	440	0.03%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	734,856	53.84%
Male	630,088	46.16%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	1,351,789	99.04%
Coloured	6,434	0.47%
White	2,641	0.19%
Indian/Asian	2,654	0.19%
Other	1,425	0.10%

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%

Politics

Election results

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

• 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	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	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%

References

External links

• Official website Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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