Nkomazi Local Municipality
| Nkomazi | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in Mpumalanga |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Ehlanzeni | |
| Seat | Malalane | |
| Wards | 33 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Thulisile Khoza | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,787 km2 (1,848 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 390,610 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 97.7% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 1.6% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Swazi | 88.5% | |
| • Tsonga | 6.8% | |
| • Afrikaans | 1.4% | |
| • English | 1.1% | |
| • Other | 2.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP324 | |
Nkomazi Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga. Malalane is the seat of the municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 fifty-four seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
Nkomazi municipality is home to giant processors of sugar cane the Selati Company and to various coal mines.The municipality has a gate to the country's biggest National park,The Kruger National Park.
Nkomazi Municipality serve as a link between Mozambique and South Africa at the Lebombo border.There are also multiple border posts between South Africa and Swaziland.
Coordinates: 25°40′S 31°40′E / 25.667°S 31.667°E
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