Nkangala | ||
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District municipality | ||
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Location in South Africa |
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Country | South Africa | |
Province | Mpumalanga | |
Seat | Middelburg | |
Local municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Katisi Speedy Mashilo | |
Area | ||
• Total | 16,758 km2 (6,470 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,308,129 | |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 87.9% | |
• Coloured | 1.1% | |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% | |
• White | 9.9% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Southern Ndebele | 28.4% | |
• Zulu | 23.1% | |
• Northern Sotho | 14.7% | |
• Afrikaans | 10.0% | |
• Other | 23.8% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC31 |
Nkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1 020 592 people is IsiNdebele (2001 Census). The district code is DC31.
Nkangala is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Nkangala in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 25°45′S 29°25′E / 25.750°S 29.417°E