| Alfred Nzo | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -30.8°N 51°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Mount Ayliff |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Matatiele |
| P2: | Umzimvubu |
| P3: | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela |
| P4: | Ntabankulu |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 10731 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 801344 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.1% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 84.6% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.8% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC44 |
The Alfred Nzo District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Alfred Nzo) is one of the 6 districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 801,344 residents speak isiXhosa.[4] The district code is DC44.
It is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, a former secretary-general of the African National Congress and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Nelson Mandela's cabinet from 1994 to 1999.
The Alfred Nzo District Municipality contains the following towns: Mount Frere, Mount Ayliff, Maluti and Matatiele. It is the smallest and one of the poorest districts in the province.
Alfred Nzo is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 203,843 | 25.44% | ||
| 123,976 | 15.47% | ||
| 191,620 | 23.91% | ||
| 281,905 | 35.18% |
After the 2011 municipal election, Alfred Nzo District was expanded by including Mbizana Local Municipality and Ntabankulu Local Municipality, previously part of OR Tambo District Municipality.[5]
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 673,519 | 84.58% | ||
| 69,811 | 8.77% | ||
| English | 18,090 | 2.27% | |
| 9,954 | 1.25% | ||
| 7,189 | 0.90% | ||
| 6,716 | 0.84% | ||
| 4,595 | 0.58% | ||
| 2,275 | 0.29% | ||
| 2,043 | 0.26% | ||
| 1,360 | 0.17% | ||
| 358 | 0.04% | ||
| 231 | 0.03% | ||
| 187 | 0.02% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 434,857 | 54.27% | |
| Male | 366,488 | 45.73% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 794,382 | 99.13% | |
| Coloured | 3,307 | 0.41% | |
| White | 1,898 | 0.24% | |
| Indian/Asian | 1,132 | 0.14% | |
| Other | 624 | 0.08% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000–004 | 68,152 | 12.38% | |
| 005–009 | 85,022 | 15.45% | |
| 010–014 | 89,083 | 16.19% | |
| 015–019 | 73,875 | 13.42% | |
| 020–024 | 41,503 | 7.54% | |
| 025–029 | 28,489 | 5.18% | |
| 030–034 | 23,459 | 4.26% | |
| 035–039 | 23,401 | 4.25% | |
| 040–044 | 21,729 | 3.95% | |
| 045–049 | 18,478 | 3.36% | |
| 050–054 | 15,872 | 2.88% | |
| 055–059 | 13,475 | 2.45% | |
| 060–064 | 13,398 | 2.43% | |
| 065–069 | 13,266 | 2.41% | |
| 070–074 | 9,980 | 1.81% | |
| 075–079 | 5,540 | 1.01% | |
| 080–084 | 4,009 | 0.73% | |
| 085–089 | 1,008 | 30.0% | |
| 090–094 | 420 | 0.08% | |
| 095–099 | 195 | 0.04% | |
| 100 plus | 38 | 0.01% |
Election results for Alfred Nzo in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151,605 | 88.14% | ||
| 14,449 | 8.40% | ||
| 1,803 | 1.05% | ||
| 802 | 0.47% | ||
| 683 | 0.40% | ||
| 533 | 0.31% | ||
| 340 | 0.20% | ||
| 258 | 0.15% | ||
| 201 | 0.12% | ||
| 200 | 0.12% | ||
| 191 | 0.11% | ||
| 190 | 0.11% | ||
| 129 | 0.07% | ||
| 125 | 0.07% | ||
| 103 | 0.06% | ||
| 98 | 0.06% | ||
| 93 | 0.05% | ||
| 65 | 0.04% | ||
| 48 | 0.03% | ||
| 48 | 0.03% | ||
| 37 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 172,001 | 100.00% |