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Gert Sibande District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
31,841 km²

Black african population
  
88.6%

Native sotho speakers
  
4.2%

Seat
  
Ermelo

Municipal code
  
DC30

White population
  
9%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
9.1%

Province
  
Mpumalanga

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Local municipalities
  
List Albert Luthuli Msukaligwa Mkhondo Pixley Ka Seme Lekwa Dipaleseng Govan Mbeki

Destinations
  
Badplaas, Piet Retief - Mpumalanga, Wakkerstroom - Mpumalanga, Volksrust - Mpumalanga, Secunda - Mpumalanga

Gert Sibande (until 2004 known as the Eastvaal District Municipality) is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Gert Sibande is Ermelo. The majority of its 900 007 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC30. On 15 October 2004, the municipality changed its name from the "Eastvaal" (Afrikaans: Oosvaal) to "Gert Sibande" District Municipality. The district is named after the ANC activist Gert Sibande.

Contents

Map of Eastvaal District Council, South Africa

Neighbours

Gert Sibande is surrounded by:

  • Nkangala to the north (DC31)
  • Ehlanzeni to the north-east (DC32)
  • The kingdom of Swaziland to the east
  • Zululand to the south-east (DC26)
  • Amajuba to the south (DC25)
  • Thabo Mofutsanyane to the south-west (DC19)
  • Fezile Dabi to the south-west(DC20)
  • Sedibeng to the west (DC42)

    • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

    Election results

    Election results for Gert Sibande in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 517 104 [57.46% of total population]
  • Total votes: 319 593 [35.51% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 61.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over

    • References

    Gert Sibande District Municipality Wikipedia
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