| City of Mbombela Local Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Local municipality | |
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: 25°25′S 30°55′E / 25.417°S 30.917°E / -25.417; 30.917 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Seat | Mbombela |
| Wards | 45 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sibongile Makhushe-Mazibuko (African National Congress) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,394 km (2,083 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 588,794 |
| • Density | 110/km (280/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 89.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 8.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 78.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.8% |
| • English | 4.6% |
| • Tsonga | 4.1% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP322 |
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".
Merger with Umjindi
At the time of the 2016 municipal elections, Umjindi Local Municipality was disestablished and merged into the Mbombela Local Municipality. So, the town of Barberton is now part of the Mbombela Local Municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broedershoek | 81501 | 0.60 | 265 | Swazi |
| Gutshwa | 81502 | 179.94 | 34,388 | Swazi |
| Hazyview | 81503 | 4.69 | 1,287 | Afrikaans |
| KaBokweni | 81504 | 4.49 | 12,949 | Swazi |
| Kanyamazane | 81505 | 15.33 | 36,020 | Swazi |
| Khamagugu | 81506 | 1.57 | 1,890 | Swazi |
| Lomshiyo | 81507 | 16.72 | 815 | Swazi |
| Masoyi | 81508 | 60.88 | 54,172 | Swazi |
| Mataffin | 81509 | 30.18 | 3,723 | Swazi |
| Matsulu | 81510 | 11.64 | 37,792 | Swazi |
| Mbuyane | 81512 | 88.69 | 57,213 | Swazi |
| Mdluli | 81513 | 21.22 | 2,753 | Swazi |
| Mpakeni | 81514 | 83.71 | 24,066 | Swazi |
| Msogwaba | 81515 | 37.83 | 82,509 | Swazi |
| Nakambeni | 81516 | 0.23 | 721 | Swazi |
| Mbombela | 81517 | 46.47 | 21,540 | Afrikaans |
| Ngodini | 81518 | 0.11 | 367 | Swazi |
| Ngodwana | 81519 | 1.14 | 759 | Afrikaans |
| Nkambeni | 81520 | 120.72 | 46,746 | Swazi |
| Nsikazi Part 1 | 81521 | 42.35 | 1,411 | Swazi |
| Nsikazi Part 2 | 81525 | 1.01 | 118 | Swazi |
| Rocky Drift | 81522 | 3.18 | 150 | Afrikaans |
| Wendywood | 81523 | 0.30 | 57 | English |
| White River | 81524 | 23.15 | 8,211 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 81511 | 2,529.46 | 44,904 | Swazi |
Politics
Main article: Mbombela Local Municipality electionsThe municipal council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-five 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 82,923 | 64.50 | 41 | 84,658 | 65.92 | 18 | 59 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 18,780 | 14.61 | 0 | 18,948 | 14.76 | 14 | 14 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 17,386 | 13.52 | 4 | 17,406 | 13.55 | 8 | 12 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 4,221 | 3.28 | 0 | 4,137 | 3.22 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,596 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1,101 | 0.86 | 0 | 1,141 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 947 | 0.74 | 0 | 1,001 | 0.78 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 other parties | 609 | 0.47 | 0 | 1,126 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 128,563 | 100.00 | 45 | 128,417 | 100.00 | 45 | 90 | |
| Valid votes | 128,563 | 98.73 | 128,417 | 98.58 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,655 | 1.27 | 1,844 | 1.42 | ||||
| Total votes | 130,218 | 100.00 | 130,261 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 318,116 | 40.93 | 318,116 | 40.95 | ||||
References
- ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- South African Languages - Place names Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- "Municipalities to merge after elections". 17 April 2016.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mbombela". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
External links
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| List of municipalities in Mpumalanga | ||||||||
| Municipalities and communities of Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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| District seat: Nelspruit (Mbombela) | ||
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