Alfred Nzo | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°48′S 29°22′E / 30.800°S 29.367°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | Mount Ayliff |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,731 km2 (4,143 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 801,344 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 84.6% |
| • Sotho | 8.8% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Zulu | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | 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.
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- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ [1] 2011 Census