OR Tambo | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E / 31.567°S 28.767°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | Mthatha |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mesuli Ngqondwana (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,364,943 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 94.2% |
| • English | 2.7% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC15 |
The OR Tambo District Municipality (Xhosa: 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.
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- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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