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Mbombela Local Municipality

City of Mbombela Local Municipality
Official seal of City of Mbombela Local Municipality
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 25°25′S 30°55′E / 25.417°S 30.917°E / -25.417; 30.917
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
SeatMbombela
Wards45
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSibongile Makhushe-Mazibuko (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total
5,394 km2 (2,083 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
588,794
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African89.4%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White8.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Swazi78.7%
 • Afrikaans6.8%
 • English4.6%
 • Tsonga4.1%
 • Other5.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP322

Mbombela Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi wase Mbombela) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Mbombela is a siSwati word meaning "a lot of people in a small space".[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lgovhbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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