Nkomazi Local Municipality
Nkomazi Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga. Malalane is the seat of the municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Place | Code | Area | Population | Most spoken language |
Albertsnek | 0.02 | 108 | Swazi | |
Baberton | 12.28 | 1,814 | Swazi | |
Hectorspruit | 2.97 | 309 | Afrikaans | |
Hoyi | 57.13 | 10,777 | Swazi | |
Inyoni | 0.13 | 748 | Tsonga | |
Kamhlushwa | 0.61 | 2,078 | Swazi | |
Komatiepoort | 5.52 | 1,443 | Afrikaans | |
Lugedlane | 123.79 | 29,816 | Swazi | |
Malalane | 14.23 | 2,241 | Afrikaans | |
Marloth Park | 17.70 | 469 | Afrikaans | |
Matsamo Part 1 | 392.15 | 105,277 | Swazi | |
Matsamo Part 2 | 1.11 | 3,659 | Swazi | |
Mawewe | 238.62 | 21,038 | Swazi | |
Mhlaba | 80.27 | 17,376 | Swazi | |
Mlambo | 282.62 | 29,372 | Swazi | |
Siboshwa | 160.58 | 71,719 | Swazi | |
Strathmore Mine | 4.26 | 343 | Swazi | |
Remainder of the municipality | 1,833.87 | 35,837 | Swazi |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress won a majority of fifty-four seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.