Nkangala District Municipality

District municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Nkangala
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 25°45′S 29°25′E / 25.750°S 29.417°E / -25.750; 29.417
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
Seat	Middelburg
Local municipalities	List Victor Khanye Emalahleni Steve Tshwete Emakhazeni Thembisile Hani Dr JS Moroka
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Speedy Mashilo (ANC)
Area
• Total	16,758 km (6,470 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,308,129
• Density	78/km (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	87.9%
• Coloured	1.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	9.9%
First languages (2011)
• Southern Ndebele	28.4%
• Zulu	23.1%
• Northern Sotho	14.7%
• Afrikaans	10.0%
• Other	23.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC31

Nkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1,308,129 people is IsiNdebele with 28.4%, closely followed by Zulu speakers (2011 Census). The district code is DC31.

Geography

Neighbours

Nkangala is surrounded by:

Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the north
Ehlanzeni (DC32) to the north-east
Gert Sibande (DC30) to the south
Sedibeng (DC42) to the south-west
Ekurhuleni (EastRand) to the south-west
City of Tshwane to the west
Waterberg (DC36) to the north-west

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%	Capital town	Dominant language
Emalahleni	276 414	27.08%	Witbank	Zulu
Thembisile Hani	258 878	25.37%	Kwaggafontein	Southern Ndebele
Dr JS Moroka	243 308	23.84%	Siyabuswa	Southern Ndebele
Steve Tshwete	142 777	13.99%	Middelburg	Zulu
Victor Khanye	56 205	5.51%	Delmas	Zulu
Emakhazeni	43 008	4.21%	Belfast	Swazi

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiNdebele	319 920	31.35%
IsiZulu	232 228	22.75%
Sepedi	161 338	15.81%
Afrikaans	75 294	7.38%
SiSwati	56 496	5.54%
Setswana	56 144	5.50%
Sesotho	42 474	4.16%
Xitsonga	31 624	3.10%
IsiXhosa	21 199	2.08%
English	17 705	1.73%
Other	3 514	0.34%
Tshivenda	2 654	0.26%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	529 354	51.87%
Male	491 238	48.13%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	930 873	91.21%
White	78 292	7.67%
Coloured	8 741	0.86%
Indian/Asian	2 686	0.26%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	108 087	10.59%
005 - 009	114 037	11.17%
010 - 014	118 590	11.62%
015 - 019	118 041	11.57%
020 - 024	98 429	9.64%
025 - 029	88 106	8.63%
030 - 034	74 084	7.26%
035 - 039	69 442	6.80%
040 - 044	58 251	5.71%
045 - 049	47 903	4.69%
050 - 054	35 359	3.46%
055 - 059	25 013	2.45%
060 - 064	20 550	2.01%
065 - 069	14 314	1.40%
070 - 074	12 782	1.25%
075 - 079	7 302	0.72%
080 - 084	6 344	0.62%
085 - 089	2 273	0.22%
090 - 094	1 080	0.11%
095 - 099	420	0.04%
100 plus	185	0.02%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Nkangala in the South African general election, 2004.

Population 18 and over: 608 871
Total votes: 389 097
Voting % estimate: 63.90% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	333 520	85.72%
Democratic Alliance	30 234	7.77%
United Democratic Movement	4 188	1.08%
Freedom Front Plus	3 997	1.03%
Pan African Congress	3 704	0.95%
African Christian Democratic Party	3 654	0.94%
Inkhata Freedom Party	2 431	0.62%
New National Party	1 833	0.47%
Independent Democrats	1 710	0.44%
United Christian Democratic Party	969	0.25%
Azanian People's Organisation	819	0.21%
SOPA	381	0.10%
NA	272	0.07%
EMSA	270	0.07%
UF	242	0.06%
CDP	226	0.06%
PJC	222	0.06%
TOP	131	0.03%
Minority Front	112	0.03%
NLP	92	0.02%
KISS	90	0.02%
Total	389 097	100.00%

References

"Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
"Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

Nkangala DM official website

Municipalities of Mpumalanga

District
and local

Gert Sibande	Albert Luthuli Msukaligwa Mkhondo Pixley ka Seme Lekwa Dipaleseng Govan Mbeki
Nkangala	Victor Khanye Emalahleni Steve Tshwete Emakhazeni Thembisile Hani Dr JS Moroka
Ehlanzeni	Thaba Chweu Mbombela Umjindi Nkomazi Bushbuckridge

List of municipalities in Mpumalanga

v t e Municipalities and communities of Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga
District seat: Middelburg
Emalahleni	Balmoral Klarinet Kriel KwaGuqa Ogies Vandyksdrif Witbank	Nkangala District within South Africa
Steve Tshwete	Botshabelo Hendrina Mhluzi Middelburg
Emakhazeni	Belfast Dalmanutha Dullstroom Machadodorp Vlakfontein Waterval Boven Waterval Onder
Thembisile	Boekenhouthoek Klipfontein KwaMhlanga Kwaggafontein Loopspruit Mathys Zyn Loop Wolvenkop
Dr JS Moroka	Allemansdrift Greenside Kameelrivier Mapoch Mbibana Pankop Siyabuswa Toitskraal Vaalbank Vrieskraal Wolwekraal
Victor Khanye	Delmas Eloff Rietkol Sundra

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