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Mhlontlo Local Municipality is a B4 rural municipality. It lies on the north-east side of the Eastern Cape provincial border alongside the N2 route between Mthatha and Mt Frere, and the R396 between Tsolo and Maclear. It is bordered by the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality to the south, Nyandeni Local Municipality to the east, Umzimvubu Local Municipality to the north, and Elundini Local Municipality to the west. Mhlontlo Local Municipality was established in terms of section 12 of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998. It is one of the five municipalities that constitute the OR Tambo District Municipality, which falls under the Eastern Cape province. Cities / Towns: Qumbu, Tsolo

Nyandeni Local Municipality is located in the OR Tambo District Municipality. It is situated approximately 30km south of Mthatha and 50km north of Port St Johns, and is bordered by a 20km stretch of the coastal belt on the eastern part and Umzimvubu River on the western part. Cities / Towns: Libode, Ngqeleni

King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality was formed before the local government elections in the year 2000, when the Mqanduli and Mthatha Transitional and Rural Councils were merged. It is one of the five local municipalities located within the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province. The majority population of the municipality resides in the rural areas, where they still practice cultural tradition. King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality still retains many of the earliest buildings of the neoclassical style that was popular during the colonial times. Cities / Towns: Mqanduli, Mthatha (previously Umtata)

Lukhanji Local Municipality covers a wide area consisting of Queenstown CBD and townships such as Mlungisi, Lesseyton, Izingquthu, Westbourne, Madeira Park, Kings Park, Top Town and Central. On the eastern side there is Ezibeleni township, Tylden, Gwatyu farms, and Ilinge township, and on the western side there is Whittlesea CBD, with a number of rural villages. The Lukhanji municipal area has been declared an economic hub due to its strategic positioning in the Chris Hani District Municipality. Lukhanji is positioned right in the middle of the national corridors to the Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Free State provinces. It is developed with the relevant infrastructure so that modes of transport such as railway, road and a small airport are available to be utilised. Cities / Towns: Queenstown, Sada, Whittlesea

Emalahleni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa name meaning "a place of coal".

Nkonkobe Local Municipality was established in 2000 and is made up of now disestablished Transitional Local Councils. Alice is a legislative seat and Fort Beaufort is the administrative seat. The latter is situated about 140km north-west of East London on the R63 and is approximately 200km north-east of Port Elizabeth. The municipality is the second-largest local municipality, constituting 16% of the surface area of the Amathole District Municipality. Nkonkobe Municipality is a countryside municipality that sits at the foot of the ever-imposing and majestic mountain range of the Winterberg (IiNtabazeNkonkobe) . Cities / Towns: Alice, Fort Beaufort, Hogsback, Middeldrift, Seymore

Amahlathi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape. Amahlati is an isiXhosa name that means ‘a place where many trees are grouped together, a forest'. Forests are a key feature of the area. Cities / Towns: Cathcart, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek, Stutterheim

The Makana Municipality is located in the Eastern Cape Province on the south eastern seaboard of South Africa and in the western part of the Eastern Cape Province falling under the Cacadu District Municipality.