Collins Chabane Local Municipality

Collins Chabane
Local municipality
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatMalamulele
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
[1]
 • Total5,003 km2 (1,932 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total328,636
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM345

Collins Chabane Municipality (Tsonga: Masipala wa Collins Chabane; Venda: Masipalawapo wa Collins Chabane) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging portions of the Thulamela and Makhado local municipalities.[3] Malamulele is the seat of the municipality.

  1. ^ Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Thulamela, Makhado.
  2. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.