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OR Tambo District Municipality

district municipality of South Africa
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OR Tambo District Municipality

Summary

OR Tambo District Municipality is a district municipality[1]. It draws 444 Wikipedia views per month (district_municipality category, ranking #52 of 94).[2]

Key Facts

  • OR Tambo District Municipality is located in Eastern Cape[3].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's head of government is recorded as Dingaan Myolwa[5].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's instance of is recorded as district municipality[6].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's capital is recorded as Mthatha[7].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality[8].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nyandeni Local Municipality[9].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ngquza Hill Local Municipality[10].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mhlontlo Local Municipality[11].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Port St. Johns Local Municipality[12].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's Commons category is recorded as OR Tambo District Municipality[13].
  • December 5, 2000 marks the founding of OR Tambo District Municipality[14].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31.566666666667, 'lon': 28.766666666667}[15].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1364943'}[16].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1457384'}[17].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+811'}[18].
  • OR Tambo District Municipality's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[19].

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Geography

OR Tambo District Municipality is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in Eastern Cape[3].

Physical Characteristics

OR Tambo District Municipality sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+811'}[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1364943'}[16] and {'amount': '+1457384'}[17].

Designation and Status

OR Tambo District Municipality's instance of is recorded as district municipality[6].

History and Context

December 5, 2000 marks the founding of OR Tambo District Municipality[14].

Why It Matters

OR Tambo District Municipality draws 444 Wikipedia views per month (district_municipality category, ranking #52 of 94).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Mthatha South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . South African National Census of 2011. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Provincial profile: Eastern Cape [Community Survey 2016]. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Derek J Moore · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+1364943'}, {'amount': '+1457384'}
    Country → —
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Eastern Cape
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