Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality
Local municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.
Pixley Ka Seme Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala iPixley ka Seme) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Volksrust is the seat of the municipality.
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Pixley Ka Seme | |
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Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Seat | Volksrust |
Wards | 11 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Phalaborwa Vincent Malatsi |
Area | |
• Total | 5,227 km2 (2,018 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 83,235 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 90.5% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
• White | 7.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 82.8% |
• Afrikaans | 6.8% |
• English | 2.3% |
• Sotho | 2.2% |
• Other | 5.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | MP304 |
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The municipality is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, a founder and president of the African National Congress.