Thaba Chweu | |
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Coordinates: 25°5′S 30°35′E / 25.083°S 30.583°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Ehlanzeni |
Seat | Lydenburg |
Wards | 14 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Friddah Nkadimeng (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 98,387 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 81.6% |
• Coloured | 2.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 14.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 36.2% |
• Swazi | 17.8% |
• Afrikaans | 15.2% |
• Zulu | 7.7% |
• Other | 23.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP321 |
Thaba Chweu Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Thaba Chweu; Swazi: Masipaladi iThaba Chweu; Afrikaans: Thaba Chweu Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.