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Infographic: Local government in the Eastern Cape

Local government in the Eastern Cape is organised into eight major municipalities. Two are metropolitan, and the other six are district municipalities. The districts are further divided into 31 local municipalities.

The Eastern Cape is divided into eight major municipalities.

Two are metropolitan municipalities: Nelson Mandela Bay (the city region of Port Elizabeth) and Buffalo City (East London and surrounds).

The other six are district municipalities – larger, more rural regions.

The district municipalities are further divided into 31 local municipalities.

Eastern Cape: Metropolitan and district municipalities

Name Type Seat Area Population Density
Administrative
centre
Square kilometres Number
of people
People per square kilometre
Buffalo City Metropolitan East London 2,750 834,997 304
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Port Elizabeth 1,957 1,263,051 645
Alfred Nzo District Mount Ayliff 10,731 867,864 81
Amathole District East London 21,117 880,790 42
Chris Hani District Queenstown 36,407 840,055 23
Joe Gqabi District Barkly East 25,617 372,912 15
OR Tambo District Mthatha 12,141 1,457,384 120
Sarah Baartman District Port Elizabeth 58,245 479,923 8

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Data source: Statistics South Africa’s 2016 Community Survey
Thanks and credit to Htonl, who makes public-funded data available to the public and creates maps of South Africa you can’t find anywhere else.

Researched, written and designed by Mary Alexander.
Updated 10 June 2018.