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Amatole District Municipality
Eastern Cape, South Africa 
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| Municipal code |
DC12 |
| Area |
1 664 259 km² |
| Seat |
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| Mayor |
Sakhumzi Somyo |
| Population |
(/km²) |
| Habitations |
(/km²) |
| Racial makeup |
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| Home languages |
Xhosa, English, Afrikaans |
| Official website |
http://www.amatoledm.gov.za/ |
Amatole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amatole is East London. The majority of its 1 664 259 people speak IsiXhosa (2001 Census). The district code is DC12.
[edit] Government
The current Executive Mayor of Amatole District Municipality is Sakhumzi Somyo, and the Municipal Manager is Xolela Msweli.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Amatole is surrounded by:
[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.
[edit] Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
892 862 |
53.65% |
| Male |
771 397 |
46.35% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
1 539 358 |
92.50% |
| White |
67 945 |
4.08% |
| Coloured |
52 185 |
3.14% |
| Indian/Asian |
4 771 |
0.29% |
| 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 Amatole 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
[edit] References
