Mbombela Municipality ( Swazi : Masipaladi wase Mbombela ) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality , in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa . Mbombela is a siSwati word meaning "a lot of people in a small space".
4-579: At the time of the 2016 municipal elections, Umjindi Local Municipality was disestablished and merged into the Mbombela Local Municipality. So, the town of Barberton is now part of the Mbombela Local Municipality. The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places : The municipal council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards , while
8-577: The Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga , South Africa . Barberton was the seat of the municipality. The municipality had a population of 53,744 according to the 2001 census. The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places : The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards , while
12-496: The remaining forty-five 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Umjindi Local Municipality Umjindi was a local municipality of
16-647: The remaining nine 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. This municipality was dissolved on 3 August 2016 and annexed by the Mbombela Local Municipality . 25°45′S 31°0′E / 25.750°S 31.000°E / -25.750; 31.000 This Mpumalanga location article
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