Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga
Emalahleni
Ezinambeni | |
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| Enambeni | |
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Seal | |
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) | |
• Total | 395,466 |
| • Density | 147.7/km2 (382.5/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.