Gert Sibande District Municipality

Gert Sibande (until 2004 known as the Eastvaal District Municipality) is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Gert Sibande is Ermelo. The majority of its 900 007 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC30. On 15 October 2004, the municipality changed its name from the "Eastvaal" (Afrikaans: Oosvaal) to "Gert Sibande" District Municipality.[4] The district is named after the ANC activist Gert Sibande.

Gert Sibande

Eastvaal District
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
SeatErmelo
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMuzi Chirwa (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total31,841 km2 (12,294 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,043,194
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.6%
 • Coloured1.0%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White9.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu60.9%
 • Swazi13.0%
 • Afrikaans9.1%
 • Sotho4.2%
 • Other12.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC30

Geography

Neighbours

Gert Sibande is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Govan Mbeki221 75724.64%Zulu
Albert Luthuli187 93520.88%Swazi
Mkhondo142 87815.88%Zulu
Msukaligwa124 80713.87%Zulu
Lekwa103 26411.47%Zulu
Pixley Ka Seme80 7428.97%Zulu
Dipaleseng38 6204.29%Zulu

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
IsiZulu544 66960.52%
SiSwati158 62317.62%
Afrikaans70 2367.80%
Sesotho45 8285.09%
IsiNdebele23 9852.66%
IsiXhosa21 0552.34%
English14 5141.61%
Sepedi7 7420.86%
Xitsonga6 3450.70%
Setswana3 5310.39%
Other2 3390.26%
Tshivenda1 1330.13%

Gender
Gender Population %
Female466 59251.84%
Male433 41548.16%

Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population %
Black816 27890.70%
White72 1098.01%
Coloured6 0220.67%
Indian/Asian5 5980.62%

Age
Age Population %
000 - 004101 47011.27%
005 - 009105 25011.69%
010 - 014110 91512.32%
015 - 019106 27711.81%
020 - 02479 8068.87%
025 - 02972 6268.07%
030 - 03463 5207.06%
035 - 03960 5966.73%
040 - 04451 3785.71%
045 - 04940 3744.49%
050 - 05430 4073.38%
055 - 05921 3452.37%
060 - 06419 0742.12%
065 - 06912 9431.44%
070 - 07410 3921.15%
075 - 0795 7260.64%
080 - 0845 1640.57%
085 - 0891 5550.17%
090 - 0947070.08%
095 - 0992960.03%
100 plus1860.02%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Gert Sibande in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 517 104 [57.46% of total population]
  • Total votes: 319 593 [35.51% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 61.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress264 11882.64%
Democratic Alliance26 2628.22%
Inkhata Freedom Party7 9772.50%
Freedom Front Plus5 3981.69%
African Christian Democratic Party3 9211.23%
United Democratic Movement3 6391.14%
Pan African Congress2 6610.83%
New National Party1 5600.49%
Independent Democrats9710.30%
Azanian People's Organisation5720.18%
United Christian Democratic Party4350.14%
SOPA4070.13%
NA2760.09%
EMSA2560.08%
Christian Democratic Party2340.07%
Peace and Justice Congress2230.07%
UF2030.06%
TOP1670.05%
Minority Front1330.04%
New Labour Party910.03%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party890.03%
Total319 593100.00%

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. http://www.gsibande.gov.za/History.aspx

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