OR Tambo District Municipality

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Country South Africa Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 12,096 km² Black african population 99%		Seat Mthatha Municipal code DC15 White population 0.2% Province Eastern Cape

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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 (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.

Map of Transkei District, South Africa

The district is within Wild Coast Region.

Neighbours

OR Tambo is surrounded by:

Alfred Nzo District (DC44) to the north

Sisonke District (DC43) to the north

Ugu District (DC21) to the north-east

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:

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

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

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

References

OR Tambo District Municipality Wikipedia

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