Amathole District Municipality

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.[4]

Amathole

Amatola District
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 32°30′S 27°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatEast London
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • 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)
 • Black African97.2%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White1.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa93.6%
 • English2.3%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC12

Government

The Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality since 2016 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%

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