Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Bushbuckridge Municipality (Tsonga: Masipala wa Bushbuckridge; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Bushbuckridge) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Commercial farming, which consists of pine and bluegum plantations, tobacco, cotton, sub-tropical fruits and vegetables is practised in the municipality's countryside. The municipality includes the southern part of the Kruger National Park. Bushbuckridge is the largest local municipality in Mpumalanga in terms of land size.
Bushbuckridge
Mapulaneng | |
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Local municipality | |
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Seal | |
Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: 24°28′S 31°32′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Seat | Bushbuckridge |
| Wards | 37 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sylvia C Nxumalo (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,250 km2 (3,960 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 541,248 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xitsonga | 56.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 24.5% |
| • Swazi | 7.8% |
| • Sotho | 5.4% |
| • Other | 5.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP325 |
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