Ehlanzeni_District_Municipality
Ehlanzeni District Municipality
District municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ehlanzeni is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Ehlanzeni is Mbombela. The majority of its 944 665 people speak SiSwati (2001 Census). The district code is DC32.
Quick Facts Country, Province ...
Ehlanzeni | |
|---|---|
Location in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 25.450°S 30.983°E / -25.450; 30.983 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| Seat | Mbombela |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jesta Sidell (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,896 km2 (10,771 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,688,615 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 4.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 54.5% |
| • Tsonga | 21.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 10.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.0% |
| • Other | 9.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC32 |
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Neighbours
Ehlanzeni is surrounded by:
- Mopani (DC33) to the north
- The republic of Mozambique to the east
- The kingdom of Eswatini to the south
- Gert Sibande (DC30) to the south
- Nkangala (DC31) to the south-west
- Sekhukhune (CBDC3) to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
More information Local municipality, Population ...
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbombela | 528 550 | 55.95% | Swazi |
| Nkomazi | 334 419 | 35.40% | Swazi |
| Thaba Chweu | 81 238 | 8.60% | Northern Sotho |
| Bushbuckridge | 495 | 0.05% | Tsonga |
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The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
More information Language, Population ...
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| SiSwati | 737 534 | 78.07% |
| Xitsonga | 64 987 | 6.88% |
| Sepedi | 40 513 | 4.29% |
| Afrikaans | 39 731 | 4.21% |
| English | 18 103 | 1.92% |
| IsiZulu | 16 311 | 1.73% |
| Sesotho | 16 092 | 1.70% |
| Setswana | 3 478 | 0.37% |
| IsiNdebele | 2 411 | 0.26% |
| Other | 2 407 | 0.25% |
| IsiXhosa | 2 260 | 0.24% |
| Tshivenda | 875 | 0.09% |
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Gender
More information Gender, Population ...
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 491 212 | 52.00% |
| Male | 453 453 | 48.00% |
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Ethnic group
More information Ethnic group, Population ...
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 889 436 | 94.15% |
| White | 45 809 | 4.85% |
| Coloured | 6 851 | 0.73% |
| Indian/Asian | 2 569 | 0.27% |
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Age
More information Age, Population ...
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000–004 | 108 898 | 11.53% |
| 005–009 | 112 747 | 11.94% |
| 010–014 | 116 683 | 12.35% |
| 015–019 | 113 504 | 12.02% |
| 020–024 | 93 023 | 9.85% |
| 025–029 | 85 374 | 9.04% |
| 030–034 | 68 929 | 7.30% |
| 035–039 | 61 112 | 6.47% |
| 040–044 | 44 885 | 4.75% |
| 045–049 | 37 270 | 3.95% |
| 050–054 | 27 034 | 2.86% |
| 055–059 | 18 573 | 1.97% |
| 060–064 | 18 662 | 1.98% |
| 065–069 | 12 453 | 1.32% |
| 070–074 | 11 883 | 1.26% |
| 075–079 | 5 698 | 0.60% |
| 080–084 | 5 132 | 0.54% |
| 085–089 | 1 525 | 0.16% |
| 090–094 | 804 | 0.09% |
| 095–099 | 324 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 152 | 0.02% |
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Election results
Election results for Ehlanzeni in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 537 768 [56.93% of total population]
- Total votes: 333 737 [35.33% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.06% votes as a % of population 18 and over
More information Party, Votes ...
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 298 810 | 89.53% |
| Democratic Alliance | 20 523 | 6.15% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 087 | 0.92% |
| United Democratic Movement | 3 006 | 0.90% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 891 | 0.57% |
| Pan African Congress | 1 460 | 0.44% |
| New National Party | 1 216 | 0.36% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 056 | 0.32% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 1 038 | 0.31% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 348 | 0.10% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 282 | 0.08% |
| SOPA | 172 | 0.05% |
| NA | 136 | 0.04% |
| EMSA | 130 | 0.04% |
| CDP | 124 | 0.04% |
| PJC | 118 | 0.04% |
| UF | 118 | 0.04% |
| TOP | 75 | 0.02% |
| KISS | 62 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 54 | 0.02% |
| Minority Front | 31 | 0.01% |
| Total | 333 737 | 100.00% |
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- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.