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Malamulele | |
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  Malamulele  Malamulele | |
| Coordinates: 22°58′16″S 30°40′25″E / 22.97111°S 30.67361°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Vhembe |
| Municipality | Collins Chabane |
| Established | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moses Maluleke (assassinated in July 2022)[1] (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167.9 m (550.9 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,070 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 93.7% |
| • Venda | 1.7% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0982 |
| PO box | 0982 |
| Area code | 015 |
Malamulele can refer to the town of Malamulele or the area of Malamulele.[2] Both the town (approximately in the center of the area) and area are in the Limpopo province of South Africa and predominantly occupied by Tsonga people. Malamulele town has one provincial road and one regional road; the R81 to Giyani and the R524 to Thohoyandou (and the Kruger National Park's Punda Maria Gate) respectively. Malamulele is flanked by two rivers, Levubu River (Rivhubye) to the west and Letaba River to the east, meanwhile the Shingwedzi River runs from Malamulele West to Malamulele East, joining the Olifants in Mozambique on its way to the Indian Ocean. Malamulele is the seat of the Collins Chabane Local Municipality.
There are between 100 and 120 villages in the Malamulele area, with an approximate population of half a million.[3][4] According to official Stats SA census 2011 results, some 82 Malamulele villages (excluding the township), were home to 206,646 people.[5] In 2001, Thulamela calculated the population according to some 16 main areas (again, excluding the township), supposedly representing the number of independent chiefs, which add up to 199,807 inhabitants.
The Malamulele Area is situated between Giyani on the east, starting at Letaba river, and Thohoyandou on the north-west, starting at Rivhubye river. To the west of Malamulele Area is Waterval, famous for the Elim Hospital. The Cahora Bassa HVDC power transmission line passes through Malamulele from Tete Province to Gauteng. The Malamulele Area formed its own municipality in August 2016, named Collins Chabane, separated from Thulamela but still under the Vhembe District Municipality.[6][7]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Malamulele". Census 2011.
- ^ Musa Baloyi (27 October 2013). "Malamulele Town". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Zoutnet | News | Municipal status for Malamulele?".
- ^ "POLICY BRIEF: MAKE MALAMULELE A MUNICIPALITY AND MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.
- ^ "Census 2011 — Thulamela Local Municipality". census2011.adrianfrith.com.
- ^ "SABC News - Malamulele to become a municipality:Saturday 4 July 2015". 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ "Home". thulamela.gov.za.