Amathole
Amatola District
District municipality
Official seal of Amathole
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 32°30′S 27°30′E / 32.500°S 27.500°E / -32.500; 27.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatEast London
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorKhanyile Maneli (ANC)
 • Deputy MayorNomfusi Winnie Nxawe (ANC)
Area
 • Total21,595 km2 (8,338 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total892,637
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African97.2%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White1.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa93.6%
 • English2.3%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC12

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.[3]

Government

The Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality since 2016 is Khanyile Maneli, the Deputy Mayor is Nomfusi Winnie Nxawe and the Municipal Manager is Thandekile Themba Mnyimba.

Geography

Neighbours

Amathole is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Mnquma252,39028.27%
Mbhashe254,90928.56%
Amahlathi122,77813.75%
Ngqushwa72,1908.09%
Great Kei38,9914.37%
Raymond Mhlaba151,37916.96%

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

Language Population %
Xhosa817,39593.62%
English19,6472.25%
Afrikaans18,2302.09%
Sign language5,1640.59%
Zulu2,6370.30%
Other2,3910.27%
Sotho2,0690.24%
Northern Sotho1,7410.20%
Ndebele1,6910.19%
Tswana1,1670.13%
Venda4010.05%
Swati3450.04%
Tsonga2500.03%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female473,38953.03%
Male419,24746.97%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African868,01797.24%
Coloured13,1331.47%
White8,9491.00%
Indian/Asian1,1260.13%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 004147,0988.84%
005 - 009192,36111.56%
010 - 014216,58613.01%
015 - 019208,99512.56%
020 - 024146,7508.82%
025 - 029115,6326.95%
030 - 03499,3275.97%
035 - 03996,6665.81%
040 - 04492,5605.56%
045 - 04977,4304.65%
050 - 05459,0273.55%
055 - 05947,0292.83%
060 - 06453,3523.21%
065 - 06938,8582.33%
070 - 07431,7161.91%
075 - 07918,8301.13%
080 - 08415,2620.92%
085 - 0894,0220.24%
090 - 0942,0260.12%
095 - 0995590.03%
100 plus1730.01%

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
Party Votes %
African National Congress523,63082.99%
United Democratic Movement50,5598.01%
Democratic Alliance32,4675.15%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania7,6271.21%
African Christian Democratic Party4,4920.71%
Independent Democrats3,6800.58%
New National Party2,6000.41%
Freedom Front Plus7950.13%
Inkhata Freedom Party7850.12%
Azanian People's Organisation7650.12%
SOPA7400.12%
United Christian Democratic Party6250.10%
EMSA4070.06%
Peace and Justice Congress4000.06%
UF2930.05%
National Alliance2690.04%
Christian Democratic Party2570.04%
TOP2360.04%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party1320.02%
New Labour Party1090.02%
Minority Front850.01%
Total630,953100.00%

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[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. p. 68. ISBN 0-624-00273-X.
  4. ↑ Thorne, Seth. "South Africa's 32 most 'dysfunctional' municipalities". Businesstech. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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