Maruleng Local Municipality

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Maruleng
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Mopani
Seat Hoedspruit
Wards 14
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Pule Mafologelo
Area
  Total 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 94,857
  Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 95.5%
  Coloured 0.3%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 3.8%
First languages (2011)[2]
  Northern Sotho 88.2%
  Tsonga 3.9%
  Afrikaans 2.7%
  English 1.6%
  Other 3.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM335

Maruleng Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Maruleng Local Municipality is Hoedspruit.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Banereng Ba Letsoalo 92201122.296,752Northern Sotho
Banereng Ba Sekororo 92202210.5135,268Northern Sotho
Hoedspruit 922037.172,052Afrikaans
Letaba 9220421.582,483Northern Sotho
Mametja 92205316.0826,702Northern Sotho
Naphuno 9220710.368,188Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 922062,543.6412,929Tsonga

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  3. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

External links

Coordinates: 24°21′15″S 30°56′50″E / 24.35417°S 30.94722°E / -24.35417; 30.94722

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