Nkangala District Municipality
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| Nkangala | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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 Location in South Africa |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| Seat | Middelburg | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Katisi Speedy Mashilo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16,758 km2 (6,470 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,308,129 | |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 87.9% | |
| • Coloured | 1.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% | |
| • White | 9.9% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Southern Ndebele | 28.4% | |
| • Zulu | 23.1% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 14.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 10.0% | |
| • Other | 23.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| 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 1 020 592 people is IsiNdebele (2001 Census). The district code is DC31.
Contents
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 | Dominant language |
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| 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, Northern Sotho |
| Steve Tshwete | 142 777 | 13.99% | Middelburg | None |
| Victor Khanye | 56 205 | 5.51% | Delmas | Southern Ndebele, Zulu |
| Emakhazeni | 43 008 | 4.21% | Belfast | Swazi |
| Mdala Nature Reserve | 0 | 0.00% | - | - |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
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| 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 | % |
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| Female | 529 354 | 51.87% |
| Male | 491 238 | 48.13% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| 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 | % |
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| 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 [59.66% of total population]
- Total votes: 389 097 [38.12% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 63.90% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
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| 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
External links
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Municipalities and communities of Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga
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District seat: Middelburg
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| Emalahleni |
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| Steve Tshwete | ||
| Emakhazeni | ||
| Thembisile | ||
| Dr JS Moroka | ||
| Victor Khanye | ||
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