Bela-Bela Local Municipality

Bela-Bela
Official seal of Bela-Bela
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°55′S 28°15′E / 24.917°S 28.250°E / -24.917; 28.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
SeatBela-Bela
Wards9
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGloria Modiegi Seleka
Area
 • Total3,406 km2 (1,315 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total66,500
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African84.8%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White12.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho38.4%
 • Tswana16.7%
 • Afrikaans13.5%
 • Tsonga10.6%
 • Other20.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM366

Bela-Bela Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Bela-Bela; Tswana: Mmaspala wa Bela-Bela; Afrikaans: Bela-Bela Munisipaliteit; Tsonga: Masipala wa Bela-Bela) is a local municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Bela-Bela. The municipality lies north of Hammanskraal. It is the only municipality in South Africa that straddles 4 provinces.

Bela is a Sesotho word meaning "to boil", referring to the hot water springs found in the area.[3]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names