Nkangala District Municipality

Nkangala
Official seal of Nkangala
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 25°45′S 29°25′E / 25.750°S 29.417°E / -25.750; 29.417
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
SeatMiddelburg
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSpeedy Mashilo (ANC)
Area
 • Total
16,758 km2 (6,470 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
1,308,129
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African87.9%
 • Coloured1.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White9.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Southern Ndebele28.4%
 • Zulu23.1%
 • Northern Sotho14.7%
 • Afrikaans10.0%
 • Other23.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC31

Nkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1,308,129 people is IsiNdebele with 28.4%, closely followed by Zulu speakers (2011 Census). The district code is DC31.

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  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.