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
| mapsize =
| 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_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_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] | 0.60 | 265 | Swazi |
Gutshwa | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81502 81502] | 179.94 | 34,388 | Swazi |
Hazyview | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81503 81503] | 4.69 | 1,287 | Afrikaans |
KaBokweni | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81504 81504] | 4.49 | 12,949 | Swazi |
Kanyamazane | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81505 81505] | 15.33 | 36,020 | Swazi |
Khamagugu | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81506 81506] | 1.57 | 1,890 | Swazi |
Lomshiyo | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81507 81507] | 16.72 | 815 | Swazi |
Masoyi | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81508 81508] | 60.88 | 54,172 | Swazi |
Mataffin | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81509 81509] | 30.18 | 3,723 | Swazi |
Matsulu | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81510 81510] | 11.64 | 37,792 | Swazi |
Mbuyane | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81512 81512] | 88.69 | 57,213 | Swazi |
Mdluli | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81513 81513] | 21.22 | 2,753 | Swazi |
Mpakeni | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81514 81514] | 83.71 | 24,066 | Swazi |
Msogwaba | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81515 81515] | 37.83 | 82,509 | Swazi |
Nakambeni | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81516 81516] | 0.23 | 721 | Swazi |
Mbombela | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81517 81517] | 46.47 | 21,540 | Afrikaans |
Ngodini | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81518 81518] | 0.11 | 367 | Swazi |
Ngodwana | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81519 81519] | 1.14 | 759 | Afrikaans |
Nkambeni | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81520 81520] | 120.72 | 46,746 | Swazi |
Nsikazi Part 1 | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81521 81521] | 42.35 | 1,411 | Swazi |
Nsikazi Part 2 | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81525 81525] | 1.01 | 118 | Swazi |
Rocky Drift | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81522 81522] | 3.18 | 150 | Afrikaans |
Wendywood | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81523 81523] | 0.30 | 57 | English |
White River | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81524 81524] | 23.15 | 8,211 | Afrikaans |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81511 81511] | 2,529.46 | 44,904 | Swazi |
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
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mbombela.gov.za/ Mbombela Government site]
{{Municipalities of Mpumalanga}}
{{Ehlanzeni District Municipality}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:2000 establishments in South Africa
Category:Local municipalities of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality