OR Tambo
| OR Tambo OR Tambo District Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Eastern Cape | |
| Seat | Mthatha | |
| surface | 12,096 km² | |
| Residents | 1,364,943 (October 2011) | |
| density | 113 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | DC15 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | |
| Website | www.ortambodm.org.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Nomakhisazana meth | |
Coordinates: 31 ° 34 ′ S , 28 ° 46 ′ E
The District OR Tambo is located in the province of Eastern Cape in South Africa . Around 1.36 million people live in an area of 12,096 km² (as of 2011). The capital is Mthatha .
The district is named after Oliver Reginald Tambo .
Municipalities ( Local Municipalities ) with its administrative headquarters
As an example of the infrastructure here is the water supply for households (HWA = own domestic water connection; ÖWA = public water connection nearby; KWA = no connection to a water supply network):
| local community | Administrative headquarters | surface | Residents | HWA | Ö WA | KWA |
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| Mbizana | Bizana | 2,417 km² | 245.722 | 1 % | 13% | 86% |
| Ingquza Hill | Flagstaff | 2,477 km² | 254.472 | 1 % | 17% | 83% |
| Ntabankulu | Ntabankulu | 1,456 km² | 135.791 | 1 % | 13% | 86% |
| Port St. Johns | Port St. Johns | 1,291 km² | 146,958 | 1 % | 15% | 84% |
| Mhlontlo | Qumbu | 2,826 km² | 202,844 | 1 % | 25% | 74% |
| King Sabata Dalindyebo | Mthatha | 3,027 km² | 416,338 | 5% | 33% | 62% |
| Nyandeni | Libode | 2,474 km² | 274,408 | 1 % | 17% | 82% |
The communities Mbizana and Ntabankulu were added to the neighboring district of Alfred Nzo in 2011 .
Parks and nature reserves
- Hluleka Nature Reserve
- Mbizana Nature Reserve
- Mkhambathi Nature Reserve
- Silaka Nature Reserve
- Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
Web links
- Official website (English)