Amahlathi
| Amahlathi Amahlathi Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Stutterheim |
| surface | 4820 km² |
| Residents | 122,778 (October 2011) |
| density | 25 inhabitants per km² |
| key | EC124 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC |
| Website | www.amahlathi.gov.za (English) |
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| mayor | Pateka Qaba |
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Coordinates: 32 ° 34 ′ S , 27 ° 25 ′ E
The municipality ( Local Municipality ) Amahlathi is part of the Amathole District , Eastern Cape Province in South Africa . 122,778 inhabitants live in an area of 4,820 km² (as of 2011). The municipal administration is based in Stutterheim on the N6 national road .
Natural space
The community name is an isiXhosa term for "a place where there are many trees, a forest". Forestry is the main industry in the municipality.
The landscape of the municipality is characterized on the one hand by the partially wooded chains of the Amathole Mountains and on the other hand by their slightly undulating and almost treeless farmland ( grasslands ). The geological structure of the landscape consists of parts of the Karoo main basin and its subsoil is formed by sandstones and dolerite intrusions .
Cities / places
population
In 2011 the community had 122,778 inhabitants. 96.5% of these were black, 2% white and 1.2% colored .
The first language was 92.2% IsiXhosa , 2.9% English and 1.9% Afrikaans.
The main industries of the resident population are:
- Trade and commerce in the small towns
- forestry
- Farms (primarily cattle breeding, little crop production , occasional traditional grass farming )
- Conservation and Tourism
Attractions
- Thomas River Museum Village
Web links
- Side of the community. on www.amahlathi.gov.za
- The Local Government Handbook: Amahlathi Local Municipality (EC124) . on www.localgovernment.co.za