Msukaligwa | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Seat | Ermelo |
Wards | 19 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Joseph Sipho Bongwe |
Area | |
• Total | 6,016 km2 (2,323 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 149,377 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 88.1% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
• White | 9.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 72.6% |
• Afrikaans | 9.8% |
• Swazi | 8.5% |
• English | 3.5% |
• Other | 5.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP302 |
Msukaligwa Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Msukaligwa; Afrikaans: Msukaligwa Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Ermelo is the seat of the municipality.