Dipaleseng | |
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![]() Location in Mpumalanga | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Seat | Balfour |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Khethiwe Moeketsi (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• 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 | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP306 |
Dipaleseng Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Dipaleseng; Sotho: Masepala wa Dipaleseng) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Balfour is the seat of the municipality.