Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Alfred Nzo
Official seal of Alfred Nzo
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.800°S 29.367°E / -30.800; 29.367
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatMount Ayliff
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total10,731 km2 (4,143 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total801,344
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.1%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa84.6%
 • Sotho8.8%
 • English2.3%
 • Zulu1.2%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC44

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.

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  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ [1] 2011 Census