Chris Hani District Municipality
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Chris Hani is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Chris Hani is Queenstown. The majority of its 810 274 people speak IsiXhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC13.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Chris Hani is surrounded by:
- Ukhahlamba (DC14) to the north
- OR Tambo (DC15) to the north-east
- Amatole (DC12) to the south
- Cacadu (DC10) to the south-west
- Karoo (DC7) to the north-west
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Intsika Yethu | 194 240 | 23.97% |
| Lukanji | 184 539 | 22.77% |
| Engcobo | 148 403 | 18.32% |
| Emalahleni | 115 932 | 14.31% |
| Inxuba Yethemba | 60 295 | 7.44% |
| Sakhisizwe | 54 029 | 6.67% |
| Tsolwana | 32 515 | 4.01% |
| Inkwanca | 20 245 | 2.50% |
| Mountain Zebra National Park | 91 | 0.01% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| IsiXhosa | 755 615 | 93.25% |
| Afrikaans | 43 442 | 5.36% |
| English | 6 748 | 0.83% |
| Sesotho | 2 013 | 0.25% |
| SiSwati | 810 | 0.10% |
| IsiZulu | 509 | 0.06% |
| IsiNdebele | 317 | 0.04% |
| Other | 310 | 0.04% |
| Sepedi | 197 | 0.02% |
| Setswana | 170 | 0.02% |
| Tshivenda | 102 | 0.01% |
| Xitsonga | 56 | 0.01% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 435 752 | 53.78% |
| Male | 374 522 | 46.22% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 762 311 | 94.08% |
| Coloured | 31 537 | 3.89% |
| White | 15 923 | 1.97% |
| Indian/Asian | 503 | 0.06% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 81 371 | 10.04% |
| 005 - 009 | 108 992 | 13.45% |
| 010 - 014 | 124 534 | 15.37% |
| 015 - 019 | 110 945 | 13.69% |
| 020 - 024 | 59 510 | 7.34% |
| 025 - 029 | 43 980 | 5.43% |
| 030 - 034 | 37 717 | 4.65% |
| 035 - 039 | 37 848 | 4.67% |
| 040 - 044 | 38 011 | 4.69% |
| 045 - 049 | 32 186 | 3.97% |
| 050 - 054 | 26 951 | 3.33% |
| 055 - 059 | 21 800 | 2.69% |
| 060 - 064 | 27 443 | 3.39% |
| 065 - 069 | 20 117 | 2.48% |
| 070 - 074 | 16 462 | 2.03% |
| 075 - 079 | 9 640 | 1.19% |
| 080 - 084 | 8 795 | 1.09% |
| 085 - 089 | 2 328 | 0.29% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 253 | 0.15% |
| 095 - 099 | 301 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 90 | 0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Chris Hani in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 423 583 [52.28% of total population]
- Total votes: 283 749 [35.02% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 66.99% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 234 383 | 82.60% |
| United Democratic Movement | 27 014 | 9.52% |
| Democratic Alliance | 9 676 | 3.41% |
| Pan African Congress | 6 227 | 2.19% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 337 | 0.47% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 172 | 0.41% |
| New National Party | 902 | 0.32% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 643 | 0.23% |
| SOPA | 340 | 0.12% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 326 | 0.11% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 308 | 0.11% |
| PJC | 305 | 0.11% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 262 | 0.09% |
| EMSA | 200 | 0.07% |
| NA | 166 | 0.06% |
| UF | 130 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 108 | 0.04% |
| CDP | 90 | 0.03% |
| NLP | 60 | 0.02% |
| KISS | 55 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 45 | 0.02% |
| Total | 283 749 | 100.00% |
[edit] References
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
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