Mbombela Local Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

| name = City of Mbombela Local Municipality

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| settlement_type = Local municipality

| image_seal = Mbombela_CoA.png

| seal_size = 150x100px

| image_map = Map of Mpumalanga with Mbombela highlighted.svg

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| map_alt = Location in Mpumalanga

| map_caption = Location in Mpumalanga

|coordinates = {{coord|25|25|S|30|55|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_scale:300000|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Mpumalanga

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Ehlanzeni

| seat = Mbombela

| parts_type = Wards

|parts = 45

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = Municipal council

| leader_party = African National Congress

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name =

Sibongile Makhushe-Mazibuko

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| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 5394

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}

| population_total = 588794

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}

| demographics1_info1 = 89.4%

| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}

| demographics1_info2 = 0.9%

| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}

| demographics1_info3 = 0.7%

| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}

| demographics1_info4 = 8.7%

| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}

| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}

| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Swazi}}

| demographics2_info1 = 78.7%

| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}

| demographics2_info2 = 6.8%

| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}}

| demographics2_info3 = 4.6%

| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Tsonga}}

| demographics2_info4 = 4.1%

| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}

| demographics2_info5 = 5.8%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank_info_sec1 = MP322

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Mbombela Municipality ({{langx|ss|Masipaladi wase Mbombela}}) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Mbombela is a siSwati word meaning "a lot of people in a small space".[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134804/http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm |date=March 4, 2016 }}

Merger with Umjindi

At the time of the 2016 municipal elections, Umjindi Local Municipality was disestablished and merged into the Mbombela Local Municipality.{{Cite web|url=http://mpumalanganews.co.za/268278/municipalities-to-merge-after-elections/|title=Municipalities to merge after elections|date=17 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Local Government Handbook|url=http://www.localgovernment.co.za/locals/view/244/City-of-Mbombela-Local-Municipality|accessdate=27 August 2017}} So, the town of Barberton is now part of the Mbombela Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language

Broedershoek[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81501 81501]0.60265Swazi
Gutshwa[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81502 81502]179.9434,388Swazi
Hazyview[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81503 81503]4.691,287Afrikaans
KaBokweni[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81504 81504]4.4912,949Swazi
Kanyamazane[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81505 81505]15.3336,020Swazi
Khamagugu[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81506 81506]1.571,890Swazi
Lomshiyo[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81507 81507]16.72815Swazi
Masoyi[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81508 81508]60.8854,172Swazi
Mataffin[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81509 81509]30.183,723Swazi
Matsulu[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81510 81510]11.6437,792Swazi
Mbuyane[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81512 81512]88.6957,213Swazi
Mdluli[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81513 81513]21.222,753Swazi
Mpakeni[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81514 81514]83.7124,066Swazi
Msogwaba[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81515 81515]37.8382,509Swazi
Nakambeni[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81516 81516]0.23721Swazi
Mbombela[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81517 81517]46.4721,540Afrikaans
Ngodini[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81518 81518]0.11367Swazi
Ngodwana[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81519 81519]1.14759Afrikaans
Nkambeni[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81520 81520]120.7246,746Swazi
Nsikazi Part 1[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81521 81521]42.351,411Swazi
Nsikazi Part 2[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81525 81525]1.01118Swazi
Rocky Drift[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81522 81522]3.18150Afrikaans
Wendywood[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81523 81523]0.3057English
White River[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81524 81524]23.158,211Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality[http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81511 81511]2,529.4644,904Swazi

Politics

{{main|Mbombela Local Municipality elections}}

The municipal council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mbombela |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/MP326/short |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}

{{Election results

|firstround=Ward |secondround=List

|party1=African National Congress |votes1=82923 |votes1_2=84658 |seats1=41 |seats1_2=18 |totseats1=59

|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=18780 |votes2_2=18948 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=14 |totseats2=14

|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=17386 |votes3_2=17406 |seats3=4 |seats3_2=8 |totseats3=12

|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=4221 |votes4_2=4137 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=3 |totseats4=3

|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=2596 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0

|party6=African Christian Democratic Party |votes6=1101 |votes6_2=1141 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1

|party7=African Transformation Movement |votes7=947 |votes7_2=1001 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1

|party8=5 other parties |votes8=609 |votes8_2=1126 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0

|invalid=1655 |invalid2=1844

|electorate=318116 |electorate2=318116

}}

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