City of Mbombela Local Municipality | |
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: 25°25′S 30°55′E / 25.417°S 30.917°E | |
| 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 km2 (2,083 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 588,794 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (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".[3]
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- ^ South African Languages - Place names Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine