Amahlathi Local Municipality
| Amahlathi | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Amathole | |
| Seat | Stutterheim | |
| Wards | 20 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | M Peter | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 122,778 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 96.5% | |
| • Coloured | 1.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 2.0% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 93.4% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.0% | |
| • Other | 1.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC124 | |
Amahlathi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Amahlati is an isiXhosa name that means "a place where many trees are grouped together, a forest". Forests are a key feature of the area.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 32°34′19″S 27°25′35″E / 32.57194°S 27.42639°E
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