- Source: Amathole District Municipality
The Amathole District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Amathole) is one of the 7 districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is East London. As of 2011, over 90% of its 892,637 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa. The district code is DC12. Amathole means "calves", the name of the mountain range and forest which forms the northern boundary of the district.
Government
The Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality since 2016 is Anele Ntsangani, [] and the Municipal Manager is [Dr Bhekisisa J Mthembu].
Geography
= Neighbours
=Amathole is surrounded by:
Chris Hani District (DC13) to the north
OR Tambo District (DC15) to the north-east
the Indian Ocean to the south-east
Sarah Baartman District (DC10) to west
= Local municipalities
=The district contains the following local municipalities:
Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, following amalgamation of Nxuba (24,264; 2.72%) and Nkonkobe (127,115; 14.24%)] municipalities.
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
= Languages
== Gender
== Ethnic group
== Age
=Politics
= Election results
=Election results for Amathole in the South African general election, 2004.
Population 18 and over: 979,166 [58.83% of total population]
Total votes: 630,953 [37.91% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 64.44% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Maladministration
As of January 2024, the municipality is under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the Eastern Cape where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration
References
External links
Amathole DM Official Website
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