Amatole District Municipality
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Amathole Amatola District |
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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| Coordinates: 32°30′S 27°30′E / 32.500°S 27.500°ECoordinates: 32°30′S 27°30′E / 32.500°S 27.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| Seat | East London | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nomfusi Winnie Nxawe (ANC) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21,595 km2 (8,338 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 892,637 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 97.2% | |
| • Coloured | 1.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 1.0% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 93.6% | |
| • English | 2.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% | |
| • Other | 2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC12 | |
Amathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its 892,637 people speak Xhosa (2011 Census). The district code is DC12. "Amathole" means calves, the name of the mountain range and forest which forms the northern boundary of the district.
The Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality since 2016 is Nomfusi Winnie Nxawe, and the Municipal Manager is Chris N. Magwangqana.
Amathole is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Amathole in the South African general election, 2004.
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