Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality
Pixley Ka Seme | |
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Seal | |
Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°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) | |
• Total | 83,235 |
| • Density | 15.92/km2 (41.24/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 |
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.
The municipality is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, a founder and president of the African National Congress.