Amahlathi Local Municipality
Amahlathi | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Stutterheim |
| Wards | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Agnes Hobo (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Mxolisi Mjikelo (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Dumisani Mzili (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 122,778 |
| • Density | 25.5/km2 (66.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 2.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.4% |
| • English | 2.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.0% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC124 |
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. From 1972 to 1994, much of the land now encompassing the municipality was part of the former Ciskei bantustan.