Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of nine Metropolitan (or Category A) municipalities in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province, and comprises the city of Port Elizabeth, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area. The name Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality was chosen to honour former President Nelson Mandela, although there is no geographical feature in the area by that name. History In 2000, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality was formed as an administrative area covering Port Elizabeth, the neighbouring towns of Uitenhage and Despatch and the surrounding agricultural areas. Demographics and statistics As of the census of 2001, there are 1,005,776 people and 260,798 households in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. The official estimate of population in 2007 was 1,050,930. In the 2007 census, 60.4% of respondents described themselves as Black African, 22.6% Coloured, 16.1% Wh...