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There are household population of 290 390 in the municipality.
This municipality is one of the five that make up the O.R. Tambo District Municipality. It comprises two magisterial areas, viz. Libode and Ngqeleni. It has a largely rural/traditional character. It is bordered in the south-west by the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality. In the north, it is bordered by the Mhlontlo Local Municipality and in the east by the Ntabankulu, Ingquza Hill and Port St John Local Municipalities. The population according to Census 2011 is 290 390 people, which is 21,3% of the population of O.R. Tambo District. In 2001, the population was 274 416 people, which constituted 21,2% of the district population.
The municipality covers an area of 4 231 square kilometers, which gives a population density of 68,6 persons per square kilometer. The municipality’s economy is largely dependent on agriculture.
25 ranking by population size
Close Mogalakwena , Limpopo 307,682
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Mafikeng , North West 291,527
Nyandeni , Eastern Cape 290,390
18,2% have no form of education
There are 290 390 people in the municipality. 99,4% of the population is African black, with other population groups making up the remaining 0,6%.Of the population aged 20 years and older, 21,4% have some primary education, 6,0% have completed primary education, 35,0% have some secondary education and 15,2% have matric. Only 4,2% of the population have a higher qualification, and 18,2% have no form of education.
18,2% Living together like married partners
1,5% Never married
53,2% Completed Primary
30% Completed Secondary
5,7% Higher Education
In 2001, only 33,5% of the population used electricity for lighting. This figure has increased to 71% in 2011.
According to Census 2001, 77,5% of the population had no access to piped water. This figure was reduced to 55,3% in 2011. This poses a serious challenge to the municipality as it has health implications.
The percentage of the population that has no toilet facilities stands at 33,4%. Only 2,2% has access to flush toilets that are connected to a sewerage system.
Unemployment rate 44,8%
In 2001, the rate of unemployment in the municipality stood at 71,9%. This was reduced to 44,8% in 2011. This is significantly higher than the national figure.
In 2001, 1,6% of the population was living in informal dwellings and this number was reduced to 0,6% in 2011. Because of the traditional nature of the municipality, 78,3% of the population lived in traditional dwellings in 2001. The figure was reduced to 64,6% in 2011.
16761 Discouraged Work Seeker
12526 Not Economically Active
17,2% R1 - R4,800
7,2% R4,801 - R9,600
15,4% R9,601 - R19,600
20,6% R38,201 - R76,4000
7% R76,401 - R153,800
0,8% R614,001 - R1,228,800
20,074 Poultry production
24,207 Vegetable production
16,404 Production of other crops
2,159 **An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity
4,896 Animals only
17,361 Mixed farming
218 **An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity
14,782 R1-R4 800
1,830 R4 801-R38 400
17,169 R38 401-R307 200
1,946 R307 201+
634 Agricultural households municipal data per province
Places in Nyandeni Municipality
BandlaBhantini ABhantini BBholotwaBhuculaBomvaneBomviniBoviniButhongweniCanzibeCekaChibiniChophetyeniCibeniCoranaCoranlayCumngceCweleDalagubaDangwanaDetyanaDidiDikelaDikeniDininkosiDokodelaDontsaDumasiDungueChibiniEdangenieGolieGosoEkukhwezeniEkulambeniEmakhuzenieMasamenieMbolenieMhlangaEmnyamenieMpangalaeNgojinieNtshingeniEsiqikinieSitshayelweniEskwelenieZinduneniEzinkozweniGangeniGaziniGesiGodiniGoliGongoGonothiGqezaGqwarhuGunyeniGuqaGwaliGxeniGxuluHamsiniHhakaneniHlulekaJamaniJizweni 5JovuKateniKepeKhonjwayoKhukwiniKhulekaKomkuluKulambeniKuMandeniKwaBomvanaKwaBunguKwachumKwaDaranaKwaDontsaKwaJangeKwakombeKwaLukuniKwaMadwatyanaKwaMatatiKwaMathayiKwaMatumbuKwaMcapatiKwaMhlongwanaKwaMkwamdeKwaMxhosaKwaNgoloKwaNtsheleKwaPaloKwaSompaKwaXutidweleKwaZeleKwaZinjaKwaZuluLangakaziLangeniLibodeLimdakaLotanaLower GodiniLubanziLucingweniLudakaLudekeLujecweniLujizweniLukhanyisweniLurasiniLutshekoLutubeniLwandileLwandlaneMabetsheMabheleniMadoloniMafusiniMagcakeniMagcakiniMagezaMagozeniMahaneMahobeniMahoyanaMakhuzeniMakhwethubeniMakotyanaMalungeniMambethuMamfengwiniMamolweniMampondomiseniMandileniMandleniMandloviniMandulwiniMangcwanguleniMangwaneniMankoziMantanjeniManxiweniManzimabiManzimahleMapaloMapapeliMapulaziniMaqabeniMaqanyeniMaqebevuMaqingeniMareweniMarubeniMasameniMasameni BMatanzimaMayalweniMaziziniMazuluMbangisweniMbhojweniMbizaMboleniMbombenkukhuMchoncoMcubakaziMdeniMdikaneMdinaMdlakathweniMdlankomoMdoniMdumazuluMeyanaMfabantuMgaziMhlabeniMhlahlaneMhlakotshaneMhlanganisweniMisty MountMjaliswaMjobeniMkankatoMkhohlombeniMlomoMncaneMnceleniMngamnyeMngazanaMngcibeMnqwangqweniMntsholobeniMnyamaMpangeniMpendleMphutshaneMpimboMpindweniMposanaMpotiniMpumdweniMqungaMqwanqweniMseleniMsitsiniMtakatyiMthombetsitsaMthondelaMthonjanaMtokwaneMtombeMtyuMviliMzonyaneNayvalNcambedlanaNcedaneNcithwaNcukabaNcumbeNdasanaNdayaNdayiniNdimakudeNdindimeniNduliNdunaNdungunyeniNew RestNgavu-NgavuNgcoboNgcolorhaNgcongcoNgcoyaNgidiniNgoboziNgoloNgongqeleniNgqeleniNgqwayiNgunjiniNgwenyeniNgxangaNgxokweniNjezeniNjiveneNjiveniNkangaNkantiniNkanunuNkawukaziNkhwityiniNkonkoniNkumandeniNodusheNomadoloNomcambaNontswabuNorwoodNothintsilaNoxovaNqentsuNqubaNqutyanaNqwakunqwakuNtabantsimbiNtakwendlelaNtendeleNtenguNtenzaNtibaneNtiliniNtlambelaNtlanjeniNtotweniNtsahaNtsakaNtsimbiniNtsonyiniNtsundwaneNxotsheniNxukhwebeNyandeni NUNzamoNzondeniOld BuntingPoliniQhankquQhanqeniQhokamaQhunqwanaQinisaQitiRainySazingeSibangweniSidabadabeniSidandaSigibuduSikalweniSinwandweniSixambuziSizindeniSundwaneTafeniTaweniThekwiniThembeniThuswiniTontiTshaniTshatshiTshisabantuTukelaTungweniTyaraUpper MaqanyeniUpper MatanzimaViloVinitshiWayisiWicksdaleXibeniZandukwanaZeleZibunguZimanziZincukutwiniZinkumbeniZitateleZixholosini Key Statistics 2011 Total population290,390
Working Age (15-64)54%
Growth rate0,57% (2001-2011)
Population density117 persons/km2
Youth unemployment rate55%
No schooling aged 20+18,2%
Higher education aged 20+4,2%
Matric aged 20+15,2%
Number of households61,647
Number of Agricultural households36,502
Female headed households57,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage1,7%
Weekly refuse removal1,8%
Piped water inside dwelling2,8%
Electricity for lighting71%
Key Statistics 2001 Total population274,416
Growth rate1,02% (2001-2011)
Youth unemployment rate80,8%
No schooling aged 20+39%
Higher education aged 20+2,8%
Matric aged 20+8,4%
Number of households54,365
Female headed households60,4%
Housing owned/paying off79,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage1,9%
Weekly refuse removal1,1%
Piped water inside dwelling0,5%
Electricity for lighting33,2%