The Amathole District Municipality is one of the 7 districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is East London. As of 2011, over 90% of its 892,637 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa. The district code is DC12. Amathole means "calves", the name of the mountain range and forest which forms the northern boundary of the district.

Government

The Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality since 2016 is Anele Ntsangani, [] and the Municipal Manager is [Dr Bhekisisa J Mthembu].

Geography

Neighbours

Amathole is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Languages

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Amathole in the South African general election, 2004.

Maladministration

As of January 2024, the municipality is under administration, one of 32 in the country, and three in the Eastern Cape where the provincial executive has intervened due to maladministration