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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.[3]

Amathole
Amatola District
District municipality
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 32°30′S 27°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatEast London
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorKhanyile Maneli (ANC) (Deputy Mayor) Nomfusi 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 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.

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. 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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