page_title: Chris Hani District Municipality
section_title: Local Municipalities
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Hani District Municipality / Local Municipalities
context_page_description: Chris Hani is a landlocked district situated in the centre of the Eastern Cape and is made up of eight local municipalities. Most of the communities live in rural areas. The landscape ranges from moist uplands and grassland hills to the arid Karoo scrubland.
  In 2016, the region reported a population of 840 000 people – accounting for 1.5% of South Africa’s total population and 12% of the Eastern Cape’s total population. Most of the district municipality’s employment is based on unskilled labour.
context_section_description: In the east are Emalahleni, Engcobo, Intsika Yethu, Sakhisizwe Local Municipality and a section of Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality. These local municipalities were originally part of the Transkei or Ciskei, which were former homelands during Apartheid, designed to separate different ethnic groups. This area is still characterised by its rural settlements and typical subsistence agriculture activities.
  Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality are lying in the west. These areas were originally part of the Republic of South Africa during Apartheid.
  The district’s agricultural industry is identified as dualism since it is divided into the first economy of commercial agriculture and the second economy of subsistence farming. In spite of its significant agricultural outputs, the municipalities are importers of processed food.
caption: Map of the Eastern Cape with municipalities named and districts shaded (2016)