Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality is one of eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. It comprises the city of Port Elizabeth, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area. In the 2007 census, 60. 4% of respondents described themselves as Black African, 22. 6% Coloured, 16. 1% White and 0. 9% IndianAsian.

About Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in brief

Summary Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan MunicipalityNelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality is one of eight metropolitan 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. As of the census of 2001, there are 1,005,776 people and 260,798 households in the Nelson Mandela Bayropolitan Municipality.

In the 2007 census, 60. 4% of respondents described themselves as Black African, 22. 6% Coloured, 16. 1% White and 0. 9% IndianAsian. The municipality has 41 permanent and satellite clinics, 13 mobile clinics, eight hospitals, 22 libraries, 31 community and municipal halls, 79 sports facilities, 19 beaches, 18 pools, 273 schools, one university and four technical colleges.