Musina Local Municipality

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Musina
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Limpopo
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Vhembe
Seat Musina
Wards 6
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Carol Phiri
Area
  Total 7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 68,359
  Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 94.0%
  Coloured 0.3%
  Indian/Asian 0.5%
  White 4.8%
First languages (2011)[2]
  Venda 52.1%
  Sotho 9.0%
  Northern Sotho 8.2%
  Afrikaans 4.9%
  Other 25.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM341

Musina Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Musina Local Municipality is Musina.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Messina 9050113.9110,556Venda
Mutali 905032.542,788Venda
Nancefield 905041.558,442Venda
Remainder of the municipality 905027,560.3117,517Venda

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: 22°25′S 29°45′E / 22.417°S 29.750°E / -22.417; 29.750

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