Amahlathi Local Municipality

Amahlathi
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Seat Stutterheim
Wards 20
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor M Peter
Area
 • Total 4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 122,778
 • Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 96.5%
 • Coloured 1.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 2.0%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 93.4%
 • English 2.9%
 • Afrikaans 2.0%
 • Other 1.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC124

Amahlathi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Amahlati is an isiXhosa name that means "a place where many trees are grouped together, a forest". Forests are a key feature of the area.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amahlathi 2130186.0611,511
Amantinde 213022.832,148
Amazizi 21303258.2613,230
Cathcart 2130451.472,073
Cumakala 213053.4812,424
Daliwe 213060.532,704
Dohne 213070.420
Eluxolweni 2130811.662,372
Emthonjeni 213097.171,242
Frankfort 213100.28362
Gxulu 213110.7396
Heckel 213126.07462
Hlubi 213131.002,145
Katikati 213148.163,212
Keiskammahoek North 21316370.9922,455
Keiskammahoek 213155.382,302
Lusikisiki 2131718.49523
Marienthal 213180.73130
Ngqika 21319172.639,534
Peelton 2132018.8613,035
Stutterheim Part 1 2132167.585,052
Stutterheim Part 2 213276.174,962
Toise 2132273.592,757
Zali's Location 2132319.141,364
Zibula 2132449.763,570
Zwelitsha 2132537.748,651
Remainder of the municipality 213262,986.5710,705

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining twenty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 29,355 29,829 59,184 81.3 20 13 33
Congress of the People 2,743 2,936 5,679 7.8 0 3 3
Democratic Alliance 1,935 1,802 3,737 5.1 0 2 2
Cathcart Residents Association 689 656 1,345 1.8 0 1 1
Independent 1,082 – 1,082 1.5 0 – 0
United Democratic Movement 343 423 766 1.1 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 374 169 543 0.7 0 0 0
African People's Convention 43 292 335 0.5 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 47 103 150 0.2 0 0 0
Total 36,611 36,210 72,821 100.0 20 20 40
Spoilt votes 674 709 1,383

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Amahlathi". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Amahlathi". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 32°34′19″S 27°25′35″E / 32.57194°S 27.42639°E