List of municipalities in the Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into two metropolitan municipalities (Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay) and six district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into thirty-seven local municipalities.

In the following map, Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay are shaded red and green and labelled "B" and "N" respectively, the district municipalities are shaded various other colours, and the local municipalities are numbered.

District and metropolitan municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
700134000000000000034–37	Alfred Nzo District Municipality	DC44	Mount Ayliff	6,859	801,344	116.8
700110000000000000010–16	Amathole District Municipality	DC12	East London	21,043	892,637	42.4
B	Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	BUF	East London	2,536	755,200	297.8
70001000000000000001–9	Cacadu District Municipality	DC10	Port Elizabeth	58,194	450,584	7.7
700117000000000000017–24	Chris Hani District Municipality	DC13	Queenstown	36,695	795,461	21.7
700125000000000000025–28	Joe Gqabi District Municipality	DC14	Barkly East	25,663	349,768	13.6
N	Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	NMA	Port Elizabeth	1,959	1,152,115	588.1
700129000000000000029–33	OR Tambo District Municipality	DC15	Mthatha	15,968	1,364,943	85.5

Local and metropolitan municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	District	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
700113000000000000013	Amahlathi Local Municipality	EC124	Amathole	Stutterheim	4,820	122,778	25.5
70003000000000000003	Baviaans Local Municipality	EC107	Cacadu	Willowmore	11,668	17,761	1.5
70007000000000000007	Blue Crane Route Local Municipality	EC102	Cacadu	Somerset East	11,068	36,002	3.3
B	Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	BUF		East London	2,536	755,200	297.8
70001000000000000001	Camdeboo Local Municipality	EC101	Cacadu	Graaff-Reinet	12,422	50,993	4.1
700128000000000000028	Elundini Local Municipality	EC141	Joe Gqabi	Maclear	5,065	138,141	27.3
700121000000000000021	Emalahleni Local Municipality	EC136	Chris Hani	Lady Frere	3,447	119,460	34.7
700124000000000000024	Engcobo Local Municipality	EC137	Chris Hani	Ngcobo	2,484	155,513	62.6
700125000000000000025	Gariep Local Municipality	EC144	Joe Gqabi	Burgersdorp	8,911	33,677	3.8
700114000000000000014	Great Kei Local Municipality	EC123	Amathole	Komga	1,736	38,991	22.5
70002000000000000002	Ikwezi Local Municipality	EC103	Cacadu	Jansenville	4,563	10,537	2.3
700119000000000000019	Inkwanca Local Municipality	EC133	Chris Hani	Molteno	3,584	21,971	6.1
700122000000000000022	Intsika Yethu Local Municipality	EC135	Chris Hani	Cofimvaba	2,711	145,372	53.6
700117000000000000017	Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality	EC131	Chris Hani	Cradock	11,663	65,560	5.6
700129000000000000029	King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality	EC157	OR Tambo	Mthatha	3,027	451,710	149.2
70004000000000000004	Kou-Kamma Local Municipality	EC109	Cacadu	Kareedouw	3,593	40,663	11.3
70005000000000000005	Kouga Local Municipality	EC108	Cacadu	Jeffreys Bay	2,670	98,558	36.9
700120000000000000020	Lukhanji Local Municipality	EC134	Chris Hani	Queenstown	3,813	190,723	50.0
70008000000000000008	Makana Local Municipality	EC104	Cacadu	Grahamstown	4,376	80,390	18.4
700126000000000000026	Maletswai Local Municipality	EC143	Joe Gqabi	Aliwal North	4,358	43,800	10.1
700134000000000000034	Matatiele Local Municipality	EC441	Alfred Nzo	Matatiele	4,352	203,843	46.8
700116000000000000016	Mbhashe Local Municipality	EC121	Amathole	Dutywa	3,169	254,909	80.4
700137000000000000037	Mbizana Local Municipality	EC443	Alfred Nzo	Bizana	2,417	281,905	116.6
700130000000000000030	Mhlontlo Local Municipality	EC156	OR Tambo	Qumbu	2,826	188,226	66.6
700115000000000000015	Mnquma Local Municipality	EC122	Amathole	Gcuwa	3,270	252,390	77.2
70009000000000000009	Ndlambe Local Municipality	EC105	Cacadu	Port Alfred	1,841	61,176	33.2
N	Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	NMA		Port Elizabeth	1,959	1,152,115	588.1
700110000000000000010	Ngqushwa Local Municipality	EC126	Amathole	Peddie	2,241	72,190	32.2
700133000000000000033	Ngquza Hill Local Municipality	EC153	OR Tambo	Flagstaff	2,477	278,481	112.4
700111000000000000011	Nkonkobe Local Municipality	EC127	Amathole	Fort Beaufort	3,626	127,115	35.1
700136000000000000036	Ntabankulu Local Municipality	EC444	Alfred Nzo	Ntabankulu	1,385	123,976	89.5
700112000000000000012	Nxuba Local Municipality	EC128	Amathole	Adelaide	2,732	24,264	8.9
700131000000000000031	Nyandeni Local Municipality	EC155	OR Tambo	Libode	2,474	290,390	117.4
700132000000000000032	Port St Johns Local Municipality	EC154	OR Tambo	Port St Johns	1,291	156,136	120.9
700123000000000000023	Sakhisizwe Local Municipality	EC138	Chris Hani	Cala	2,355	63,582	27.0
700127000000000000027	Senqu Local Municipality	EC142	Joe Gqabi	Lady Grey	7,329	134,150	18.3
70006000000000000006	Sundays River Valley Local Municipality	EC106	Cacadu	Kirkwood	5,994	54,504	9.1
700118000000000000018	Tsolwana Local Municipality	EC132	Chris Hani	Tarkastad	6,087	33,281	5.5
700135000000000000035	Umzimvubu Local Municipality	EC442	Alfred Nzo	Mount Frere	2,577	191,620	74.4