Alfred Nzo is one of the 6 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is

Mount Ayliff Mount Ayliff, officially eMaxesibeni, is a small town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal. In the census of 2011, its population was recorded as being 5,367 people, of whom 98% described th ...

. The majority of its 801 344 people speak

Xhosa Xhosa may refer to: * Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa * Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people See als ...

. The district code is DC44. It is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, a former secretary-general of the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...

and minister of foreign affairs in Nelson Mandela's cabinet from 1994 to 1999.

Geography

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality contains the following towns:

Mount Frere Mount Frere, officially KwaBhaca, is a town located in the Eastern Cape province, previously known as the Transkei region, of South Africa. Its name in Xhosa is KwaBhaca, or "village of the Bhaca chiefdom", or "place of the Bhaca people", who s ...

Maluti Maluti (also Malooti) is a village in Shikaripara CD block in the Dumka subdivision of the Dumka district of Jharkhand, India. It was built under the Baj Basanta dynasty. The area has 72 old temples, which are edifices to the kings of the Pala D ...

and

Matatiele Matatiele is a town located in the northern part of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. According to the South African National Census of 2011, its 12,466 residents (1,113.44 per km²) and 4,107 households (366.83 per km²) make Matati ...

. It is the smallest and one of the poorest districts in the province.

Neighbours

Alfred Nzo is surrounded by: * the kingdom of Lesotho to the north * Harry Gwala District (DC43) to the north-east * Ugu District (DC21) to the east * OR Tambo District (DC15) to the south * Joe Gqabi District (DC14) to the west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities: 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 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 Ol ...

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Languages

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Alfred Nzo in the

South African general election, 2004 General elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress (ANC) of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority. ...

. * Population 18 and over: 260 501 0% of total population* Total votes: 172 001 1.25% of total population* Voting % estimate: 66.03% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

External links

Official website
District municipalities of the Eastern Cape Alfred Nzo District Municipality {{EasternCape-geo-stub