Alfred Nzo | |
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![]() 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.