Emalahleni
Ezinambeni | |
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Enambeni | |
![]() Location in Mpumalanga | |
Coordinates: 26°0′S 29°10′E / 26.000°S 29.167°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Nkangala |
Seat | eMalahleni |
Wards | 34 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Connie Kantshalintshali (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,678 km2 (1,034 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 395,466 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2023) | |
• Black African | 81.3% |
• White | 15.7% |
• Coloured | 1.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• IsiZulu | 38.6% |
• Afrikaans | 14.9% |
• Sepedi | 11.3% |
• IsiNdebele | 8.9% |
• SiSwati | 5.8% |
• English | 5.6% |
• Xitsonga | 3.5% |
• Sesotho | 3.2% |
• IsiXhosa | 3.1% |
• Other | 4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP312 |
Emalahleni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Malahleni; Afrikaans: Emlahleni Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Emalahleni) is a local municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. eMalahleni is a Nguni word meaning place of coal.[4]