Msukaligwa Local Municipality

Msukaligwa
Official seal of Msukaligwa
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
SeatErmelo
Wards19
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJoseph Sipho Bongwe
Area
 • Total6,016 km2 (2,323 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total149,377
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White9.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu72.6%
 • Afrikaans9.8%
 • Swazi8.5%
 • English3.5%
 • Other5.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP302

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.

  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.