Ephraim Mogale | |
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![]() Location in Limpopo | |
Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E / 24.917°S 29.333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Sekhukhune |
Seat | Marble Hall |
Wards | 16 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Bella Kupa |
Area | |
• Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 123,648 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.8% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 1.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sepedi | 78.8% |
• Tsonga | 6.9% |
• Southern Ndebele | 3.8% |
• Zulu | 2.2% |
• Other | 8.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | LIM471 |
Ephraim Mogale Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Ephraim Mogale), known until 28 January 2010 as the Greater Marble Hall Municipality, is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Marble Hall.
The municipality is named after Ephraim Phumuga Mogale, a South African freedom fighter.[3]