Amahlathi Local Municipality

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]

Amahlathi
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatStutterheim
Wards20
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAgnes Hobo (ANC)
 • SpeakerMxolisi Mjikelo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipDumisani Mzili (ANC)
Area
 • Total4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total122,778
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.5%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White2.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa93.4%
 • English2.9%
 • Afrikaans2.0%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC124

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amahlathi2130186.0611,511
Amantinde213022.832,148
Amazizi21303258.2613,230
Cathcart2130451.472,073
Cumakala213053.4812,424
Daliwe213060.532,704
Dohne213070.420
Eluxolweni2130811.662,372
Emthonjeni213097.171,242
Frankfort213100.28362
Gxulu213110.7396
Heckel213126.07462
Hlubi213131.002,145
Katikati213148.163,212
Keiskammahoek North21316370.9922,455
Keiskammahoek213155.382,302
Lusikisiki2131718.49523
Marienthal213180.73130
Ngqika21319172.639,534
Peelton2132018.8613,035
Stutterheim Part 12132167.585,052
Stutterheim Part 2213276.174,962
Toise2132273.592,757
Zali's Location2132319.141,364
Zibula2132449.763,570
Zwelitsha2132537.748,651
Remainder of the municipality213262,986.5710,705

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 21,45721,83343,29077.615924
Democratic Alliance 2,3952,4624,8578.7033
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,2492,3264,5758.2033
Independent 1,537–1,5372.80–0
Congress of the People 3043656691.2000
United Residents Front 1741773510.6000
UDM 01861860.3000
Pan Africanist Congress 76681440.3000
Pan Africanist Movement 48751230.2000
Peoples Alliance 1342550.1000
Total 28,25327,53455,787100.0151530
Spoilt votes 5299571,486

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Amahlathi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Amahlathi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

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