Amatole
District Municipality DC12 from Census 2001

Area
23,579.24 km²
Population
1,664,482 (70.59 per km²)
Households
424,798 (18.02 per km²)

Gender

Female 54%46% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female892,97453.65%
Male771,50846.35%

Population group

Black African 92%4% White3% Coloured
PeoplePercentage
Black African1,539,57692.50%
White67,9464.08%
Coloured52,1803.13%
Indian or Asian4,7800.29%

First language

isiXhosa 92%4% English4% Afrikaans
PeoplePercentage
isiXhosa1,525,69591.66%
English69,8834.20%
Afrikaans60,2783.62%
Sesotho1,8180.11%
isiZulu1,6560.10%
Other1,5030.09%
SiSwati1,3580.08%
isiNdebele8990.05%
Sepedi6650.04%
Setswana3790.02%
Tshivenda1800.01%
Xitsonga1690.01%

Local Municipalities

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Amahlathi138,6484,269.01
Buffalo City702,2812,527.67
Great Kei44,4621,735.99
Mbhashe255,0703,050.09
Mnquma286,3063,299.53
Ngqushwa84,2342,240.91
Nkonkobe128,6593,724.12
Nxuba24,8242,731.92