Amathole District Municipality

Amathole, meaning “calves”, is a district municipality consisting of seven local municipalities: Mbhashe, Mnquma, Great Kei, Amahlathi, Ngqushwa, Nkonkobe and Nxuba. The seat of the district is East London. The main towns of the area are Adelaide, Alice, Amatola Coastal, Bedford, Butterworth, Cathcart, Elliotdale, Fort Beaufort, Hamburg, Hogsback, Idutywa, Kei Mouth, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek, Kentani, Komga, Middeldrift, Morgan Bay, Nqamakwe, Peddie, Seymore, Stutterheim and Willowvale. The district holds four heritage routes which serve to attract travellers: the Maqoma Route, the Makana Route, the Sandile Route and the Phalo Route.