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Ehlanzeni is one of the 3
districtsSouth Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...
of
MpumalangaMpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...
province of
South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of Ehlanzeni is
NelspruitNelspruit is a city of more than 500,000 people situated in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province . Located on the Crocodile River, Nelspruit lies about west of the Mozambique border and east of Johannesburg. The towns of Nelspruit are Kanyamazane and Pienaar...
. The majority of its 944 665 people speak SiSwati (2001
CensusA census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
). The district code is DC32.
Neighbours
Ehlanzeni is surrounded by:
- Mopani
Mopani is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Mopani is Giyani. The majority of its 964 195 people speak Tsonga or Northern Sotho . The district code is DC33...
(DC33) to the north
- The republic of Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
to the east
- The kingdom of Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
to the south
- Gert Sibande
Gert Sibande is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Gert Sibande is Secunda. The majority of its 900 007 people speak IsiZulu . The district code is DC30...
(DC30) to the south
- Nkangala
Nkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1 020 592 people is IsiNdebele...
(DC31) to the south-west
- Sekhukhune
Sekhukhune is one of the 6 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of Sekhukhune is Groblersdal. The majority of its 967 126 people speak Northern Sotho...
(CBDC3) to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following
local municipalitiesIn South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
:
| Local municipality |
Population |
% |
| Mbombela Mbombela Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga in South Africa. Mbombela is a siSwati name meaning "a lot of people in a small space".-Towns:*Daantjie*Kaapsehoop*Kabowkeni*Kanyamazane*Hazyview*Matsulu...
|
474 805 |
50.26% |
| Nkomazi Nkomazi Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga. Malelane is the Seat of the municiplity.-References:**...
|
334 419 |
35.40% |
| Thaba Chweu Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga.- Towns :*Badfontein,*Blyde,*Brondal,*Buffelsvlei,*Goedewil,*Graan,*Graskop,*Hendriksdal,*Klein-Sabie,*Klipskool,...
|
81 238 |
8.60% |
| Umjindi Umjindi is a local municipality of the Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Barberton is the Seat of the municipality. The municipality had a population of 53 744 according to the 2001 census.- Towns :*Avoca,*Barberton,*Jambila,...
|
53 745 |
5.69% |
| Bushbuckridge Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga in South Africa. The name of the municipality is derived from the fact that the area was inhabited by many bushbuck long time ago.- Towns :*Orinnoco,...
|
495 |
0.05% |
Bushbuckridge was Lowveld Local Municipality.
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001
censusA census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
.
| Language |
Population |
% |
| SiSwati |
737 534 |
78.07% |
| Xitsonga |
64 987 |
6.88% |
| Sepedi |
40 513 |
4.29% |
| Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
|
39 731 |
4.21% |
| English English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
|
18 103 |
1.92% |
| IsiZulu |
16 311 |
1.73% |
| Sesotho |
16 092 |
1.70% |
| Setswana |
3 478 |
0.37% |
| IsiNdebele |
2 411 |
0.26% |
| Other |
2 407 |
0.25% |
| IsiXhosa |
2 260 |
0.24% |
| Tshivenda |
875 |
0.09% |
Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
491 212 |
52.00% |
| Male |
453 453 |
48.00% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
889 436 |
94.15% |
| White |
45 809 |
4.85% |
| Coloured |
6 851 |
0.73% |
| Indian/Asian |
2 569 |
0.27% |
Age
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
108 898 |
11.53% |
| 005 - 009 |
112 747 |
11.94% |
| 010 - 014 |
116 683 |
12.35% |
| 015 - 019 |
113 504 |
12.02% |
| 020 - 024 |
93 023 |
9.85% |
| 025 - 029 |
85 374 |
9.04% |
| 030 - 034 |
68 929 |
7.30% |
| 035 - 039 |
61 112 |
6.47% |
| 040 - 044 |
44 885 |
4.75% |
| 045 - 049 |
37 270 |
3.95% |
| 050 - 054 |
27 034 |
2.86% |
| 055 - 059 |
18 573 |
1.97% |
| 060 - 064 |
18 662 |
1.98% |
| 065 - 069 |
12 453 |
1.32% |
| 070 - 074 |
11 883 |
1.26% |
| 075 - 079 |
5 698 |
0.60% |
| 080 - 084 |
5 132 |
0.54% |
| 085 - 089 |
1 525 |
0.16% |
| 090 - 094 |
804 |
0.09% |
| 095 - 099 |
324 |
0.03% |
| 100 plus |
152 |
0.02% |
Election results
Election results for Ehlanzeni in the
South African general election, 2004Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
.
- Population 18 and over: 537 768 [56.93% of total population]
- Total votes: 333 737 [35.33% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 62.06% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party |
Votes |
% |
African National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
|
298 810 |
89.53% |
| Democratic Alliance |
20 523 |
6.15% |
| African Christian Democratic Party |
3 087 |
0.92% |
| United Democratic Movement |
3 006 |
0.90% |
| Freedom Front Plus |
1 891 |
0.57% |
| Pan African Congress |
1 460 |
0.44% |
| New National Party |
1 216 |
0.36% |
| Independent Democrats |
1 056 |
0.32% |
Inkhata Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
|
1 038 |
0.31% |
| Azanian People's Organisation |
348 |
0.10% |
| United Christian Democratic Party |
282 |
0.08% |
| SOPA |
172 |
0.05% |
| NA |
136 |
0.04% |
| EMSA |
130 |
0.04% |
| CDP |
124 |
0.04% |
| PJC |
118 |
0.04% |
| UF |
118 |
0.04% |
| TOP |
75 |
0.02% |
| KISS |
62 |
0.02% |
| NLP |
54 |
0.02% |
| Minority Front |
31 |
0.01% |
| Total |
333 737 |
100.00% |