Gert Sibande District Municipality
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Gert Sibande Eastvaal District |
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.svg) Location in South Africa |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| Seat | Ermelo | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Kgotso William Motloung | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31,841 km2 (12,294 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,043,194 | |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 88.6% | |
| • Coloured | 1.0% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% | |
| • White | 9.0% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 60.9% | |
| • Swazi | 13.0% | |
| • Afrikaans | 9.1% | |
| • Sotho | 4.2% | |
| • Other | 12.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC30 | |
Gert Sibande (until 2004 known as the Eastvaal District Municipality) is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Gert Sibande is Ermelo. The majority of its 900 007 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC30. On 15 October 2004, the municipality changed its name from the "Eastvaal" (Afrikaans: Oosvaal) to "Gert Sibande" District Municipality. The district is named after the ANC activist Gert Sibande.
Gert Sibande is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Gert Sibande in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E
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