Amathole is one of the 7
districts of
Eastern Cape province of
South Africa
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. The seat of Amathole is
East London. Over 90% of its 892,637 people speak
Xhosa
Xhosa may refer to:
* Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa
* Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people
See als ...
(2011
Census
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). The district code is DC12. "Amathole" means calves, the name of the
mountain range
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and
forest
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which forms the northern boundary of the district.
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:
*
Chris Hani District (DC13) to the north
*
OR Tambo District (DC15) to the north-east
* the
Indian Ocean
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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
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.
Languages
Gender
Ethnic group
Age
Politics
Election results
Election results for Amathole in the
South African general election, 2004
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.
* Population 18 and over: 979,166
8.83% of total population* Total votes: 630,953
7.91% of total population* Voting % estimate: 64.44% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
External links
Amathole DM Official Website
{{Municipalities of the Eastern Cape
District municipalities of the Eastern Cape
Amathole District Municipality