Mbombela Municipality () is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Mbombela is a siSwati word meaning "a lot of people in a small space". South African Languages - Place names
Merger with Umjindi At the time of the 2016 municipal elections, Umjindi Local Municipality was disestablished and merged into the Mbombela Local Municipality. So, the town of Barberton is now part of the Mbombela Local Municipality.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Broedershoek 815010.60265Swazi Gutshwa 81502179.9434,388Swazi Hazyview 815034.691,287Afrikaans KaBokweni 815044.4912,949Swazi Kanyamazane 8150515.3336,020Swazi Khamagugu 815061.571,890Swazi Lomshiyo 8150716.72815Swazi Masoyi 8150860.8854,172Swazi Mataffin 8150930.183,723Swazi Matsulu 8151011.6437,792Swazi Mbuyane 8151288.6957,213Swazi Mdluli 8151321.222,753Swazi Mpakeni 8151483.7124,066Swazi Msogwaba 8151537.8382,509Swazi Nakambeni 815160.23721Swazi Mbombela 8151746.4721,540Afrikaans Ngodini 815180.11367Swazi Ngodwana 815191.14759Afrikaans Nkambeni 81520120.7246,746Swazi Nsikazi Part 1 8152142.351,411Swazi Nsikazi Part 2 815251.01118Swazi Rocky Drift 815223.18150Afrikaans Wendywood 815230.3057English White River 8152423.158,211Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 815112,529.4644,904Swazi
Politics
The municipal council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links Mbombela Government site