Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Bushbuckridge
Mapulaneng | |
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Blyde River Canyon's Three Rondavels, located partly in Bushbuckridge Municipality | |
Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: 24°28′S 31°32′E / 24.467°S 31.533°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Seat | Bushbuckridge |
| Wards | 37 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sylvia C Nxumalo (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,250 km2 (3,960 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 541,248 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 56.88% |
| • Northern Sotho | 24.52% |
| • Swazi | 7.83% |
| • Sotho | 5.42% |
| • Other | 5.35% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP325 |
Bushbuckridge Municipality (Tsonga: Masipala wa Bushbuckridge; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Bushbuckridge) is a local municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Commercial farming, which consists of pine and bluegum plantations, tobacco, cotton, sub-tropical fruits and vegetables, is practised in the municipality's countryside. The municipality includes the southern part of Kruger National Park. Bushbuckridge is the largest local municipality in Mpumalanga in terms of land size.