Chris Hani District Municipality

Chris Hani District Municipality
—  District municipality  —
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°53′S 26°52′E / 31.883°S 26.867°E / -31.883; 26.867Coordinates: 31°53′S 26°52′E / 31.883°S 26.867°E / -31.883; 26.867
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Local municipalities	List Emalahleni Engcobo Inkwanca Intsika Yethu Inxuba Lukanji Sakhisizwe Tsolwana
Government
- Mayor
Area[1]
- Total	37,294 km2 (14,399.3 sq mi)
Population [1]
- Total	822,291
- Density	22/km2 (57.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup
Languages
Time zone	South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Municipal code	DC13
Website	www.chrishanidm.gov.za

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 Xhosa (2001 Census), although Afrikaans speaking people predominate in the far west of the district. The district code is DC13.

Geography

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
• Pixley ka Seme (DC7) to the north-west

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%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Xhosa	755 615	93.25%
Afrikaans	43 442	5.36%
English	6 748	0.83%
Sotho	2 013	0.25%
Swati	810	0.10%
Zulu	509	0.06%
Ndebele	317	0.04%
Other	310	0.04%
Northern Sotho	197	0.02%
Tswana	170	0.02%
Venda	102	0.01%
Tsonga	56	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	435 752	53.78%
Male	374 522	46.22%

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%

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%

Politics

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%

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chris Hani District Municipality". South Africa Cooperative Development and Traditional Affairs. http://web.ndmc.gov.za/Profiles/Provincial_Profiles/EC_Chris_Hani.htm. Retrieved 02 December 2009. 

References

• Chris Hani DM Official Website
• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results