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Mpumalanga

Province in South Africa

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The population development in Mpumalanga as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1996-10-09
Population
Census
2001-10-09
Population
Census
2011-10-09
Population
Estimate
2016-03-06
Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)Province3,123,8693,365,5544,039,9394,335,964
Albert LuthuliLocal Municipality182,719187,751186,010187,630
BushbuckridgeLocal Municipality545,811500,128541,248548,760
DipalesengLocal Municipality39,04238,61842,39045,232
Dr JS MorokaLocal Municipality259,302243,313249,705246,016
Emakhazeni (Highlands)Local Municipality37,00443,00747,21648,149
EmalahleniLocal Municipality236,040276,413395,466455,228
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)Local Municipality209,626221,747294,538340,091
LekwaLocal Municipality90,080103,265115,662123,419
MbombelaLocal Municipality426,090476,903588,794622,158
MkhondoLocal Municipality100,388143,077171,982189,036
MsukaligwaLocal Municipality105,368124,812149,377164,608
NkomaziLocal Municipality277,864334,668393,030410,907
Pixley ka SemeLocal Municipality70,17880,73783,23585,395
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)Local Municipality135,335142,772229,831278,749
Thaba ChweuLocal Municipality65,90981,68198,387101,895
ThembisileLocal Municipality241,360256,583310,458333,331
UmjindiLocal Municipality48,54753,74467,15671,211
Victor Khanye (Delmas)Local Municipality53,20856,33575,45284,151
South AfricaRepublic40,583,57344,819,77851,770,56055,653,654

Source: Statistics South Africa (web).

Explanation: The 2016 population figures refer to the Community Survey 2016. Area figures for municipalities are calculated from geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2011)
Males1,974,055
Females2,065,883
Population Group (C 2011)
Black African3,662,219
White303,595
Asian27,917
Coloured36,611
Other group9,597
First Language (C 2011)
Zulu965,253
Xhosa48,993
Afrikaans289,446
English124,646
Northern Sotho372,392
Tswana71,713
Sotho138,559
Tsonga416,746
Venda12,140
Southern Ndebele403,678
Sign Language8,932
Other language39,639

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