The Alfred Nzo District Municipality 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. 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.

Geography

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 districts in the province.

Neighbours

Alfred Nzo is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities: After the 2011 municipal election, Alfred Nzo District was expanded by including Mbizana Local Municipality and Ntabankulu Local Municipality, previously part of OR Tambo District Municipality.

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Languages

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Alfred Nzo in the South African general election, 2004.