Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga
| Emalahleni | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga |
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| Coordinates: 26°0′S 29°10′E / 26.000°S 29.167°ECoordinates: 26°0′S 29°10′E / 26.000°S 29.167°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Nkangala | |
| Seat | Witbank | |
| Wards | 34 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Salome Sithole | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,678 km2 (1,034 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 395,466 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 81.3% | |
| • Coloured | 1.7% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% | |
| • White | 15.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 39.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 15.2% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 11.4% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 9.0% | |
| • Other | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP312 | |
Emalahleni Local Municipality is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Emalahleni is a Nguni name meaning place of coal.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-four are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-one seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
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