List of municipalities in the Eastern Cape

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The Eastern Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into two metropolitan municipalities (Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay) and six district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into thirty-one local municipalities.

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In the following map, the district and metropolitan municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.

District and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeSeatArea
(km²) [1] 		Population
(2016) [2] 		Pop. density
(per km²)
Alfred Nzo District Municipality DC44 Mount Ayliff 10,731867,86480.9
Amathole District Municipality DC12 East London 21,117880,79041.7
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality BUF East London 2,750834,997303.6
Chris Hani District Municipality DC13 Komani 36,407840,05523.1
Joe Gqabi District Municipality DC14 Barkly East 25,617372,91214.6
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality NMA Gqeberha 1,9571,263,051645.4
OR Tambo District Municipality DC15 Mthatha 12,1411,457,384120.0
Sarah Baartman District Municipality DC10 Gqeberha 58,245479,9238.2

Local and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeDistrictSeatArea
(km²) [1] 		Population
(2016) [2] 		Pop. density
(per km²)
Amahlathi Local Municipality EC124Amathole Stutterheim 4,505101,82622.6
Blue Crane Route Local Municipality EC102Sarah Baartman Somerset East 11,06836,0633.3
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality BUF East London 2,750834,997303.6
Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality EC137Chris Hani Ngcobo 2,484162,01465.2
Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality EC101Sarah Baartman Graaff-Reinet 28,65382,1972.9
Elundini Local Municipality EC141Joe Gqabi Nqanqarhu 5,019144,92928.9
Emalahleni Local Municipality EC136Chris Hani Cacadu 3,484124,53235.7
Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality EC139Chris Hani Komani 13,584267,01119.7
Great Kei Local Municipality EC123Amathole Komga 1,70031,69218.6
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality EC153OR Tambo Flagstaff 2,477303,379122.5
Intsika Yethu Local Municipality EC135Chris Hani Cofimvaba 2,873152,15953.0
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality EC131Chris Hani Cradock 11,66370,4936.0
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality EC157OR Tambo Mthatha 3,019488,349161.8
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality EC109Sarah Baartman Kareedouw 3,64243,68812.0
Kouga Local Municipality EC108Sarah Baartman Jeffreys Bay 2,670112,94142.3
Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality EC156OR Tambo Qumbu 2,880189,17665.7
Makana Local Municipality EC104Sarah Baartman Makhanda 4,37682,06018.8
Matatiele Local Municipality EC441Alfred Nzo Matatiele 4,352219,44750.4
Mbhashe Local Municipality EC121Amathole Dutywa 3,303277,25084.0
Mnquma Local Municipality EC122Amathole Gcuwa 3,137246,81378.7
Ndlambe Local Municipality EC105Sarah Baartman Port Alfred 1,84163,18034.3
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality NMA Gqeberha 1,9571,263,051645.4
Ngqushwa Local Municipality EC126Amathole Peddie 2,11563,69430.1
Ntabankulu Local Municipality EC444Alfred Nzo Ntabankulu 1,385128,84893.1
Nyandeni Local Municipality EC155OR Tambo Libode 2,474309,702125.2
Port St Johns Local Municipality EC154OR Tambo Port St Johns 1,291166,779129.2
Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality EC129Amathole Alice 6,357159,51525.1
Sakhisizwe Local Municipality EC138Chris Hani Cala 2,31863,84627.5
Senqu Local Municipality EC142Joe Gqabi Lady Grey 7,329140,72019.2
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality EC106Sarah Baartman Kirkwood 5,99559,79310.0
Umzimvubu Local Municipality EC442Alfred Nzo Mount Frere 2,579199,62077.4
Walter Sisulu Local Municipality EC145Joe Gqabi Burgersdorp 13,26987,2636.6
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality EC443Alfred Nzo Bizana 2,415319,948132.5

Former municipalities

These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.

NameCodeDissolvedFate
Camdeboo Local Municipality EC1013 August 2016Merged to create Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality
Ikwezi Local Municipality EC1033 August 2016
Baviaans Local Municipality EC1073 August 2016
Nkonkobe Local Municipality EC1273 August 2016Merged to create Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality
Nxuba Local Municipality EC1283 August 2016
Tsolwana Local Municipality EC1323 August 2016Merged to create Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality
Inkwanca Local Municipality EC1333 August 2016
Lukhanji Local Municipality EC1343 August 2016
Maletswai Local Municipality EC1433 August 2016Merged to create Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
Gariep Local Municipality EC1443 August 2016

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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