Govan Mbeki Local Municipality

Govan Mbeki
Official seal of Govan Mbeki
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
SeatSecunda
Wards32
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • Executive MayorNB Zuma[1]
Area
 • Total2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total294,538
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African80.5%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian1.5%
 • White16.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu47.4%
 • Afrikaans15.9%
 • Southern Ndebele7.7%
 • Sotho6.0%
 • Other23%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP307

Govan Mbeki Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala iGovan Mbeki; Afrikaans: Govan Mbeki Munisipaliteit), formerly the Highveld East Local Municipality, is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Secunda is the seat of the municipality.

  1. ^ "Mayoral Committee". Govan Mbeki Municipality. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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