| Bushbuckridge Local Municipality | |
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| — Local municipality — | |
| Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni District |
| Seat | Bushbuckridge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,591 km2 (1,000.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 509,970 |
| • Density | 196.8/km2 (509.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 124,595 |
| Racial makeup[2] (2007) | |
| • Black African | 99.83% |
| • White | 0.04% |
| • Coloured | 0.08% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.05% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | MP325 |
| Website | http://www.bushbuckridge.gov.za/ |
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.[3]
| Municipalities and communities of Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga District seat: Nelspruit |
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| Local municipalities |
Mbombela • Nkomazi • Thaba Chweu • Umjindi • Bushbuckridge |
| Cities and towns |
Nelspruit • Kaapsehoop • Kanyamazane • Hazyview • Matsulu • Mpakeni • Ngodwana • Tekwane • White River |
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