What is amathole district municipality?
Amathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established after the first transformed local government elections in December 2000. Amathole is surrounded by Chris Hani District to the north, Cacadu District to west, OR Tambo District to the north-east and the Indian Ocean to the south-east. The local municipalities of Amathole district include Mnquma, Mbhashe, Amahlathi, Great Kei, Ngqushwa etc. The population of Amathole comprises of Black African, Coloured, White and Indian/Asian with about over 90% of its people speaking Xhosa language. The other languages spoken in Amathole include English, Afrikaans, Sign language, Sotho, Tswana, Swati etc. Amathole political parties include African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus, Minority Front, Christian Democratic Party, Azanian People's Organisation among others. Amathole District’s manufacturing sectors include automotive, textile, electronics, food-processing industries etc.