5-707: The Tyhume River is a river in Amathole District Municipality in the central part of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . It springs in the forested mountains of Hogsback , part of the Amatola Mountains , and runs down the Tyhume River Valley and through the eastern verge of the small town of Alice, Eastern Cape , bordering most of the Fort Hare University grounds. Almost in
10-418: 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. The Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality since 2016 is Anele Ntsangani , [] and
15-571: The Keiskamma River on its way to the Indian Ocean near Hamburg . This Eastern Cape location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Amathole District Municipality The Amathole District Municipality ( Xhosa : uMasipala weSithili sase Amathole )
20-545: The Municipal Manager is [Dr Bhekisisa J Mthembu]. Amathole is surrounded by: The district contains the following local municipalities : Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, following amalgamation of Nxuba (24,264; 2.72%) and Nkonkobe (127,115; 14.24%)] municipalities. The following statistics are from the 2011 census . Election results for Amathole in the South African general election, 2004 . As of January 2024,
25-569: The centre of the valley, it is being dammed by the Binfield Park Dam at 32°41′13″S 26°54′16″E / 32.68694°S 26.90444°E / -32.68694; 26.90444 , a major water storage reservoir for the rural settlements and farms in the area, as well as Middledrift town lower down, all in the Nkonkobe Local Municipality area. After the dam, the river flows down south, then east and south-east to later join
#601398