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Amathole district municipality declared a drought disaster area
Amathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its 892,637 people speak Xhosa (2011 Census). The district code is DC12. "Amathole" means calves, the name of the mountain range and forest which forms the northern boundary of the district.
Contents
- Amathole district municipality declared a drought disaster area
- Map of Amatole South Africa
- Diamonds amathole district municipality south africa
- Government
- Neighbours
- Local municipalities
- Demographics
- Election results
- References
Map of Amatole, South Africa
Diamonds amathole district municipality south africa
Government
The current Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality is Nomasikizi Konza, and the Municipal Manager is Chris N. Magwangqana.
Neighbours
Amathole is surrounded by:
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results
Election results for Amathole in the South African general election, 2004.
References
Amathole District Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA