Amahlathi Municipality () 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. South African Languages - Place names From 1972 to 1994, much of the land now encompassing the municipality was part of the former Ciskei bantustan.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Amahlathi 2130186.0611,511 Amantinde 213022.832,148 Amazizi 21303258.2613,230 Cathcart 2130451.472,073 Cumakala 213053.4812,424 Daliwe 213060.532,704 Dohne 213070.420 Eluxolweni 2130811.662,372 Emthonjeni 213097.171,242 Frankfort 213100.28362 Gxulu 213110.7396 Heckel 213126.07462 Hlubi 213131.002,145 Katikati 213148.163,212 Keiskammahoek North 21316370.9922,455 Keiskammahoek 213155.382,302 Lusikisiki 2131718.49523 Marienthal 213180.73130 Ngqika 21319172.639,534 Peelton 2132018.8613,035 Stutterheim Part 1 2132167.585,052 Stutterheim Part 2 213276.174,962 Toise 2132273.592,757 Zali's Location 2132319.141,364 Zibula 2132449.763,570 Zwelitsha 2132537.748,651 Remainder of the municipality 213262,986.5710,705
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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links https://www.amahlathi.gov.za