Amathole District Municipality
| Amathole District Municipality | |
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| — District municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 33°00′S 27°54′E / 33°S 27.9°ECoordinates: 33°00′S 27°54′E / 33°S 27.9°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | East London |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sakhumzi Somyo (ANC) |
| Time zone | South African Standard Time (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | DC12 |
| Website | www.amathole.gov.za |
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 1 664 259 people speak Xhosa (2001 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.[1]
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[edit] Government
The current Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality is Sakhumzi Somyo, and the Municipal Manager is Xolela Msweli.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Amathole is surrounded by:
- Chris Hani (DC13) to the north
- OR Tambo (DC15) to the north-east
- the Indian Ocean to the south-east
- Cacadu (DC10) to west
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo City | 701 873 | 42.17% |
| Mnquma | 287 770 | 17.29% |
| Mbhashe | 253 378 | 15.22% |
| Amahlathi | 139 038 | 8.35% |
| Nkonkobe | 128 664 | 7.73% |
| Ngqushwa | 84 235 | 5.06% |
| Great Kei | 44 452 | 2.67% |
| Nxuba | 24 834 | 1.49% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Xhosa | 1 525 470 | 91.66% |
| English | 69 888 | 4.20% |
| Afrikaans | 60 281 | 3.62% |
| Sotho | 1 820 | 0.11% |
| Zulu | 1 657 | 0.10% |
| Other | 1 504 | 0.09% |
| Swati | 1 345 | 0.08% |
| Ndebele | 896 | 0.05% |
| Northern Sotho | 659 | 0.04% |
| Tswana | 384 | 0.02% |
| Venda | 174 | 0.01% |
| Tsonga | 166 | 0.01% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 892 862 | 53.65% |
| Male | 771 397 | 46.35% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Black African | 1 539 358 | 92.50% |
| White | 67 945 | 4.08% |
| Coloured | 52 185 | 3.14% |
| Indian/Asian | 4 771 | 0.29% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 147 098 | 8.84% |
| 005 - 009 | 192 361 | 11.56% |
| 010 - 014 | 216 586 | 13.01% |
| 015 - 019 | 208 995 | 12.56% |
| 020 - 024 | 146 750 | 8.82% |
| 025 - 029 | 115 632 | 6.95% |
| 030 - 034 | 99 327 | 5.97% |
| 035 - 039 | 96 666 | 5.81% |
| 040 - 044 | 92 560 | 5.56% |
| 045 - 049 | 77 430 | 4.65% |
| 050 - 054 | 59 027 | 3.55% |
| 055 - 059 | 47 029 | 2.83% |
| 060 - 064 | 53 352 | 3.21% |
| 065 - 069 | 38 858 | 2.33% |
| 070 - 074 | 31 716 | 1.91% |
| 075 - 079 | 18 830 | 1.13% |
| 080 - 084 | 15 262 | 0.92% |
| 085 - 089 | 4 022 | 0.24% |
| 090 - 094 | 2 026 | 0.12% |
| 095 - 099 | 559 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 173 | 0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] 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 | % |
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| African National Congress | 523 630 | 82.99% |
| United Democratic Movement | 50 559 | 8.01% |
| Democratic Alliance | 32 467 | 5.15% |
| Pan African Congress | 7 627 | 1.21% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 4 492 | 0.71% |
| Independent Democrats | 3 680 | 0.58% |
| New National Party | 2 600 | 0.41% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 795 | 0.13% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 785 | 0.12% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 765 | 0.12% |
| SOPA | 740 | 0.12% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 625 | 0.10% |
| EMSA | 407 | 0.06% |
| PJC | 400 | 0.06% |
| UF | 293 | 0.05% |
| NA | 269 | 0.04% |
| CDP | 257 | 0.04% |
| TOP | 236 | 0.04% |
| KISS | 132 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 109 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 85 | 0.01% |
| Total | 630 953 | 100.00% |
[edit] References
- ^ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. p. 68. ISBN 0-624-00273-X.
- Amathole DM Official Website
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
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Municipalities and communities of Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape District seat: East London |
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| Local municipalities |
Mnquma • Mbhashe • Amahlathi • Nkonkobe • Ngqushwa • Great Kei • Nxuba |
| Cities and towns |
Adelaide • Alice • Bedford • Butterworth • Cathcart • Centane • Chintsa • Dutywa • Elliotdale • Fort Beaufort • Hagga-Hagga • Hamburg • Hogsback • Kei Mouth • Kei Road • Komga • Middledrift • Morgan's Bay • Nqamakwe • Peddie • Seymour • Stutterheim • Willowvale |
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