Amahlathi Local Municipality

Amahlathi
Official seal of Amahlathi
Location in the Eastern Cape
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

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.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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