Qamata is a small town situated along the R61 Provincial Route on the Qamata River in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Qamata is located approximately 18 km west of Cofimvaba, 39 km east of the R61 junction with the N6 National Route, and 58 km east of Komani (formerly known as Queenstown).
From 1963 to 1994, Qamata was part of the semi-autonomous Transkei, and before that of western Tembuland.
The town of Qamata falls within the Intsika Yethu Local Municipality and the Chris Hani District Municipality.
History
Qamata was the birthplace of the Matanzima brothers, George and Kaiser, who were former rulers of the Transkei. It is also where they lived on probation after being released from gaol on corruption charges in 1987.
