Thulamela Local Municipality

Thulamela
Local municipality
Official seal of Thulamela
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 22°57′S 30°29′E / 22.950°S 30.483°E / -22.950; 30.483
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatThohoyandou[1]
Wards40
Government
[3]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorT.N. Makumbane[2]
Area
 • Total5,835 km2 (2,253 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total618,462
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[4]
 • Black African99.3%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
[4]
 • Venda63.6%
 • Tsonga32.9%
 • Other3.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM343

Thulamela Municipality (Venda: Masipalawapo wa Thulamela; Tsonga: Masipala wa Thulamela) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Its municipal boundaries were greatly altered after the 2016 municipal elections when much of the area that formerly belonged to the municipality, including the town of Malamulele, was incorporated into the newly formed Collins Chabane Local Municipality. It is named after the Thulamela ruins located near the Pafuri Gate of the Kruger National Park.

  1. ^ "Introduction". Thulamela Local Municipality. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ^ "The Mayor". Thulamela Local Municipality. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.