OR Tambo District Municipality

OR Tambo
Official seal of OR Tambo
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 28°46′E / 31.567°S 28.767°E / -31.567; 28.767
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatMthatha
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMesuli Ngqondwana (ANC)
Area
 • Total
12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
1,364,943
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.0%
 • Coloured0.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa94.2%
 • English2.7%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC15

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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  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.