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".

Engcobo Local Municipality claims the most youthful population, as well as the highest rates of poverty and unemployment, in the Chris Hani District Municipality, coupled with a high dependency ratio. The economy is underperforming and currently fails to create needed jobs and revenues. A dedicated LED strategy has been developed in order to guide interventions in turning this situation around. The municipality’s low productivity score points to the low GDP per worker (formal and informal), a relative shortage of skills available to the economy, and low growth. On a broad scale, the Engcobo Municipality has some striking features: it is a peripheral area in terms of the national economy, is underdeveloped, has a fragmented settlement pattern, has a low-density rural settlement environment, and its resource base is under pressure. On the scale of urban development, Engcobo Town is classified as a Sub-District Development Node by CHDM (i. e. it is amongst a group of towns deemed to be o

Inkwanca Local Municipality is situated 60km north-west of Queenstown and lies in the eastern part of the Eastern Cape province. Molteno is the administrative district and it falls within Chris Hani District Municipality. The area has a rich historical background dating back to the 18th century, with a number of monuments and key places of interest. In general, the region is experiencing a low economic growth rate, with high levels of unemployment and poverty in the towns. Cities / Towns: Molteno, Sterkstroom

Intsika Yethu Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality is one of six in this district. Intsika Yethu is an isiXhosa name meaning 'our pillars'

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality is situated in the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province. It is approximately 240km north of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. Cradock consists of the suburb of Cradock, and the Lingelihle and Michausdal communities, whilst Middelburg has the suburb of Middelburg, with the Kwanonzame Lusaka and Midros communities. The two urban centres of Cradock and Middelburg are fairly similar, with well-developed CBDs and fair infrastructure. A lot still needs to be done in the former previously disadvantaged communities. The rural areas of both towns are mostly commercial farms, with small settlements in the rural areas of Fish River Mortimer and Rosmead. The N10 National Road, which is the vital economic link between Port Elizabeth and the north, runs through Cradock and skirts Middelburg. Cities / Towns: Cradock, Middelburg, Mount Zebra National Park

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

Sakhisizwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Sakhisizwe is an isiXhosa name meaning "we are building the nation".

Tsolwana Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape province. It is made up of the following combination: former Tarkastad Transitional Local Council (TLC) and Transitional Regional Council (TRC), former Hofmeyer TLC and TRC, and former Ntabethemba TRC. Tsolwana Municipality has two main urban centres and about 11 rural villages scattered within the former Ntabethemba area, including Thornhill, Mitford, Rocklands and Tendergate. Cities / Towns: Hofmeyr, Tarkastad