Amahlathi Local Municipality
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Amahlathi | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Stutterheim |
| Wards | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Agnes Hobo (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Mxolisi Mjikelo (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Dumisani Mzili (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 122,778 |
| • Density | 25.5/km2 (66.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 2.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.4% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.0% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC124 |
Amahlathi Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Amahlathi) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Amahlati is an isiXhosa word meaning "a place where many trees are grouped together, a forest". Forests are a key feature of the area.[3] From 1972 to 1994, much of the land now encompassing the municipality was part of the former Ciskei bantustan.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amahlathi | 21301 | 86.06 | 11,511 |
| Amantinde | 21302 | 2.83 | 2,148 |
| Amazizi | 21303 | 258.26 | 13,230 |
| Cathcart | 21304 | 51.47 | 2,073 |
| Cumakala | 21305 | 3.48 | 12,424 |
| Daliwe | 21306 | 0.53 | 2,704 |
| Dohne | 21307 | 0.42 | 0 |
| Eluxolweni | 21308 | 11.66 | 2,372 |
| Emthonjeni | 21309 | 7.17 | 1,242 |
| Frankfort | 21310 | 0.28 | 362 |
| Gxulu | 21311 | 0.73 | 96 |
| Heckel | 21312 | 6.07 | 462 |
| Hlubi | 21313 | 1.00 | 2,145 |
| Katikati | 21314 | 8.16 | 3,212 |
| Keiskammahoek North | 21316 | 370.99 | 22,455 |
| Keiskammahoek | 21315 | 5.38 | 2,302 |
| Lusikisiki | 21317 | 18.49 | 523 |
| Marienthal | 21318 | 0.73 | 130 |
| Ngqika | 21319 | 172.63 | 9,534 |
| Peelton | 21320 | 18.86 | 13,035 |
| Stutterheim Part 1 | 21321 | 67.58 | 5,052 |
| Stutterheim Part 2 | 21327 | 6.17 | 4,962 |
| Toise | 21322 | 73.59 | 2,757 |
| Zali's Location | 21323 | 19.14 | 1,364 |
| Zibula | 21324 | 49.76 | 3,570 |
| Zwelitsha | 21325 | 37.74 | 8,651 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 21326 | 2,986.57 | 10,705 |
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