Amathole
| Amathole Amathole District Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Eastern Cape | |
| Seat | East London | |
| surface | 21,595 km² | |
| Residents | 892,637 (October 2011) | |
| density | 41 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | DC12 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | |
| Website | www.amathole.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Nomfusi Winnie Nxawe | |
Coordinates: 33 ° 0 ′ S , 27 ° 54 ′ E
Amathole (also: Amatole ) is a South African district in the Eastern Cape Province . 892,637 inhabitants live in an area of 21,595 square kilometers (as of October 2011). The capital is East London . The district is named after the Amathole Mountains northwest of King William's Town .
Municipalities ( Local Municipalities ) with their largest cities
As an example of the infrastructure here, the water supply for households (HWA = own domestic water connection; ÖWA = public water connection nearby; KWA = no connection to a water supply network): The drinking water supply in the district has been systematically expanded and is one of the advanced supply areas in South Africa because the favorable climatic conditions in the area of the Amathole Mountains and adjacent mountain ranges generate a comparatively high annual rainfall.
| local community | Administrative headquarters | surface | Residents | HWA | Ö WA | KWA |
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| Amahlathi | Stutterheim | 4269 km² | 138,642 | 4% | 57% | 39% |
| Great kei | Komga | 1736 km² | 44,450 | 4% | 68% | 28% |
| Mbhashe | Dutywa | 3050 km² | 255.063 | 1 % | 9% | 90% |
| Mnquma | Butterworth | 3299 km² | 286,298 | 4% | 27% | 68% |
| Ngqushwa | Peddie | 2241 km² | 84,224 | 1 % | 60% | 40% |
| Nkonkobe | Fort Beaufort | 3724 km² | 128,651 | 5% | 62% | 33% |
| Nxuba | Adelaide | 2732 km² | 24,814 | 11% | 75% | 14% |
Parks / nature reserves
- Auckland Nature Reserve
- Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
- Gonubie Nature Reserve
- Nahoon Nature Reserve
- Umtiza Nature Reserve
Selected sights
- Amathole Mountains landscape area with Hogsback garden settlement and species-rich sub - areas
- Cathcart with historic small town Victorian style houses
- Fort Hare University Campus together with the De Beers Centenary Art Gallery and memorial tower for James Stewart in Alice
- Museum settlement of the former Thomas River railway station
Web links
- Official website of the district (English)
- Water management in the Eastern Cape (English, PDF file; 410 kB)
- Landmark Foundation, Amathole Mountains Biosphere Reserve Project ( Memento from September 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English; archive version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from localgovernment.co.za (English), accessed on August 29, 2013
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).
- ^ Community statistics South Africa