Socio-Economic & Demographic Profile:
Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Background:

Alfred Nzo District Municipality is a land-locked district situated in the north-eastern side of the Eastern Cape. The district incorporates the former Transkei areas along the KwaZulu Natal border on the east and Lesotho border in the north. The topography of the district indicates mountains on the centre and northern parts of the district. The south and eastern parts of the district gradually slopes down towards the cost.

The Alfred Nzo district municipalities incorporates the former magisterial districts of Mount Ayliff, Mount Frere and Maluti (Umzimvubu) and Umzimkulu.

Alfred Nzo district municipality has a considerably high population density which is 70 people in one square kilometre. There are significant variations in population density between the municipalities. The population density of Umzimkhulu is estimated at 32 people per square  kilometre and for Umzimvubu it is 154 people per square kilometre. Almost 68% of the population can be found in Umzimvubu.

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The Alfred Nzo district is second poorest district in the Eastern Cape after O.R. Tambo district municipality in terms of all poverty measures such as HDI, number of people living in poverty and poverty gap.

The population is predominantly African (99.8%). All other population groups makes only 0.2%.

The population pyramid that represents the age distribution of the district shows a very broad base and very lean elevation. The type of pyramid shows all the characteristics of under development. About 44% of population are below 15 years of age. Almost 57% of the population is below 20 years.

Women outnumber men in the Alfred Nzo district: 45%  of the population are males and 55% are females.

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Population Pyramid:

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Area Information:

Square km – 7,913
Total Population - 550,400
Male - 246,842 (44.8%)
Female - 303,558 (55.2%)
Africans - 549,356 (99.8%)
Coloured - 837 (0.2%)
Indian - 108 (0.02%)
White - 99 (0.02%)
0-4 Years - 68,153 (12.4%)
0-9 Years - 153,180 (27.8%)
0-14 years – 242,264 (44%)
0-19 Years – 316,145 (57.4%)
15-34 Years – 167,337 (30.4%)
35-59 Years - 92955 (16.9%)
Females 60+ - 32,908
Males 65+ - 10,229
Number of disabled (Estimate) – 37,615 (5.8%)
Human Development Index (HDI) – 0.47
Persons in poverty - 79.2%
Poverty Gap – R698 million
Literacy rate – 47.9%
HIV/AID Prevalence – N/A
Prominent occupation – Elementary (29.4%)
Biggest Employer - Public/Gov Sector (34.3%)
Unemployment rate – 68%
Not economically active – 67.8%
Number of households – 123,110
Annual Household Income 0-R6000 – 69.9 %
Annual Household Income 0-R18000 – 90.9 %
Annual Household Income 0-R42000 – 96.8%

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