OR Tambo District Municipality

{{Infobox settlement | name = OR Tambo | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = District municipality  | image_seal = OR Tambo_CoA.png | seal_size = 150x100px  | image_map = Map of South Africa with OR Tambo highlighted (2011).svg | mapsize = | map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape | map_caption = Location in the Eastern Cape |coordinates = {{coord|31|34|S|28|46|E|region:ZA_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =   | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 =  | seat = Mthatha | parts_type = Local municipalities |p1 = Ngquza Hill |p2 = Port St Johns |p3 = Nyandeni |p4 = Kumkani Mhlontlo |p5 = King Sabata Dalindyebo |parts =  | government_footnotes = <ref name="muni_mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archive-date=14 July 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | government_type = Municipal council | leader_party = ANC | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Mesuli Ngqondwana

| leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 12096  | population_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}} </ref> | population_total = 1364943 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto  | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population"/> | demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}} | demographics1_info1 = 99.0% | demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}} | demographics1_info2 = 0.5% | demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}} | demographics1_info3 = 0.2% | demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}} | demographics1_info4 = 0.2%  | demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_langs">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}} </ref> | demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Xhosa}} | demographics2_info1 = 94.2% | demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|English}} | demographics2_info2 = 2.7% | demographics2_title3 = | demographics2_info3 = % | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = % | demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}} | demographics2_info5 = 3.1%  | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2  | blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank_info_sec1 = DC15

| footnotes = }} The '''OR Tambo District Municipality''' ({{langx|xh|uMasipala weSithili sase OR Tambo}}) is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is within the Wild Coast Region. The seat is Mthatha. As of 2011, the vast majority (94%) of its 1,364,943 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa. The district is named after Oliver Tambo. The district code is DC15.

==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:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" !Local municipality !Population !% |- |align=left|King Sabata Dalindyebo ||415,227 ||24.77% |- |align=left|Nyandeni ||281,252 ||16.78% |- |align=left|Ngquza Hill ||255,371 ||15.23% |- |align=left|Kumkani Mhlontlo ||196,675 ||11.73% |- |align=left|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mfma.treasury.gov.za/MFMA/Circulars/MFMA%20Circular%20No%2054%20-%20MFMA%20Circular%202011_12%20MTREF_FINAL.pdf |title=MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF |publisher=National Treasury |date=10 December 2010 |page=5 |access-date=23 March 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics== The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" !Language !Population !% |- |align=left|Xhosa ||1,270,514 ||94.21% |- |align=left|English ||36,321 ||2.69% |- |align=left|Afrikaans ||7,374 ||0.17% |- |align=left|Sign language ||10,388 ||0.77% |- |align=left|Zulu ||6,664 ||0.49% |- |align=left|Other||3,854 ||0.29% |- |align=left|Sotho ||3,590 ||0.27% |- |align=left|Northern Sotho ||3,366 ||0.25% |- |align=left|Ndebele ||2,853 ||0.21% |- |align=left|Tswana ||1,864 ||0.14% |- |align=left|Venda ||874 ||0.06% |- |align=left|Swati ||445 ||0.03% |- |align=left|Tsonga ||440 ||0.03% |}

===Gender=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" !Gender !Population !% |- |align=left|Female ||734,856 ||53.84% |- |align=left|Male ||630,088 ||46.16% |}

===Ethnic group=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" !Ethnic group !Population !% |- |align=left|Black African ||1,351,789 ||99.04% |- |align=left|Coloured ||6,434 ||0.47% |- |align=left|White ||2,641 ||0.19% |- |align=left|Indian/Asian ||2,654 ||0.19% |- |align=left|Other ||1,425 ||0.10% |}

===Age=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" !Age !Population !% |- |align=left|000–004 ||215,814 ||12.87% |- |align=left|005–009 ||267,090 ||15.93% |- |align=left|010–014 ||268,632 ||16.02% |- |align=left|015–019 ||223,484 ||13.33% |- |align=left|020–024 ||135,214 ||8.07% |- |align=left|025–029 ||93,877 ||5.60% |- |align=left|030–034 ||74,041 ||4.42% |- |align=left|035–039 ||70,360 ||4.20% |- |align=left|040–044 ||65,698 ||3.92% |- |align=left|045–049 ||50,357 ||3.00% |- |align=left|050–054 ||41,828 ||2.50% |- |align=left|055–059 ||32,556 ||1.94% |- |align=left|060–064 ||43,877 ||2.62% |- |align=left|065–069 ||35,462 ||2.12% |- |align=left|070–074 ||30,004 ||1.79% |- |align=left|075–079 ||13,399 ||0.80% |- |align=left|080–084 ||10,224 ||0.61% |- |align=left|085–089 ||2,714 ||0.16% |- |align=left|090–094 ||1,219 ||0.07% |- |align=left|095–099 ||479 ||0.03% |- |align=left|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 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right" !Party !Votes !% |- |align=left|African National Congress ||392,740 ||79.15% |- |align=left|United Democratic Movement ||91,722 ||18.48% |- |align=left|African Christian Democratic Party ||2,763 ||0.56% |- |align=left|Pan African Congress ||2,733 ||0.55% |- |align=left|Democratic Alliance ||1,141 ||0.23% |- |align=left|SOPA ||675 ||0.14% |- |align=left|United Christian Democratic Party ||583 ||0.12% |- |align=left|Inkhata Freedom Party ||535 ||0.11% |- |align=left|Azanian People's Organisation ||508 ||0.10% |- |align=left|EMSA ||425 ||0.09% |- |align=left|New National Party ||381 ||0.08% |- |align=left|PJC ||353 ||0.07% |- |align=left|Freedom Front Plus ||314 ||0.06% |- |align=left|UF ||282 ||0.06% |- |align=left|Independent Democrats ||259 ||0.05% |- |align=left|TOP ||211 ||0.04% |- |align=left|NA ||158 ||0.03% |- |align=left|CDP ||145 ||0.03% |- |align=left|NLP ||100 ||0.02% |- |align=left|KISS ||90 ||0.02% |- |align=left|Minority Front ||88 ||0.02% |- ! align=left|Total ||496,206 ||100.00% |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.ortambodm.org.za/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121074535/http://www.ortambodm.org.za/ |date=21 November 2008 }}

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