Dipaleseng Local Municipality
| Dipaleseng | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Gert Sibande | |
| Seat | Balfour | |
| Wards | 6 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Sarah Nhlapho | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 42,390 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 89.8% | |
| • Coloured | 0.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% | |
| • White | 8.6% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 56.1% | |
| • Sotho | 24.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 9.0% | |
| • English | 3.0% | |
| • Other | 7.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP306 | |
Dipaleseng Local Municipality, is a South African Local Municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Balfour is the Seat of the municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E
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