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OR Tambo District Municipality
Eastern Cape, South Africa 
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| Municipal code |
DC15 |
| Area |
km² |
| Seat |
Umtata |
| Neighbours |
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| Mayor |
Zoleka Capa (ANC) |
| Population |
1 676 463 (/km²) |
| Habitations |
(/km²) |
| Racial makeup |
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| Home languages |
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| Official website |
http://www.ortambodm.org.za/ |
OR Tambo is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of OR Tambo is Umtata. The majority of its 1 676 463 people speak Xhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC15.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
OR Tambo is surrounded by:
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality |
Population |
% |
| King Sabata Dalindyebo |
415 227 |
24.77% |
| Nyandeni |
281 252 |
16.78% |
| Qaukeni |
255 371 |
15.23% |
| Mbizana |
245 420 |
14.64% |
| Mhlontlo |
196 675 |
11.73% |
| Port St. Johns |
146 134 |
8.72% |
| Ntabankulu |
136 391 |
8.14% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
918 483 |
54.79% |
| Male |
757 980 |
45.21% |
[edit] 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 |
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% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] 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
[edit] References
Coordinates: 31°34′S, 28°46′E
