Alfred Nzo is one of the 7 districtsofEastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Alfred Nzo is Mount Ayliff. The majority of its 550 392 people speak Xhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC44.
It is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, a former secretary-general of the African National Congress and 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 district in the province.
Alfred Nzo is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Umzimvubu | ||
| Matatiele |
After the 2011 municipal election, Alfred Nzo District will expand to include Mbizana and Ntabankulu local municipalities, currently part of OR Tambo District Municipality.[1]
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Xhosa | 425 287 | 77.27% |
| Sotho | 70 697 | 12.84% |
| Zulu | 42 301 | 7.69% |
| Other | 8 473 | 1.54% |
| English | 1 249 | 0.23% |
| Afrikaans | 922 | 0.17% |
| Swati | 589 | 0.11% |
| Ndebele | 491 | 0.09% |
| Northern Sotho | 216 | 0.04% |
| Tswana | 87 | 0.02% |
| Venda | 41 | 0.01% |
| Tsonga | 37 | 0.01% |
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 303 549 | 55.15% |
| Male | 246 843 | 44.85% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 549 359 | 99.81% |
| Coloured | 829 | 0.15% |
| Indian/Asian | 105 | 0.02% |
| White | 99 | 0.02% |
| 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 | 0.18% |
| 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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 151 605 | 88.14% |
| United Democratic Movement | 14 449 | 8.40% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 1 803 | 1.05% |
| Pan African Congress | 802 | 0.47% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 683 | 0.40% |
| Democratic Alliance | 533 | 0.31% |
| SOPA | 340 | 0.20% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 258 | 0.15% |
| New National Party | 201 | 0.12% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 200 | 0.12% |
| EMSA | 191 | 0.11% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 190 | 0.11% |
| PJC | 129 | 0.07% |
| NA | 125 | 0.07% |
| UF | 103 | 0.06% |
| TOP | 98 | 0.06% |
| Independent Democrats | 93 | 0.05% |
| CDP | 65 | 0.04% |
| KISS | 48 | 0.03% |
| Minority Front | 48 | 0.03% |
| NLP | 37 | 0.02% |
| Total | 172 001 | 100.00% |
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