Musina (municipality)
| Musina Musina Local Municipality |
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Motto "Opibus Loca Feta ' |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Limpopo | |
| District | Vhembe | |
| Seat | Musina | |
| surface | 9923 km² | |
| Residents | 68,359 (October 2011) | |
| density | 6.9 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | LIM341 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-LP | |
| Website | www.musina.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Mihloti Ethel Muhlope | |
| Political party | African National Congress | |
Coordinates: 22 ° 20 ′ S , 30 ° 2 ′ E
Musina ( English Musina Local Municipality , formerly Messina ) is a local municipality in the district of Vhembe , Limpopo province . It is the northernmost community in South Africa . The administrative headquarters are in Musina . Mihloti Ethel Muhlope is the mayor.
The local community is named after the Musina, a tribe of the Venda . Musina means "copper".
On August 3, 2016, the neighboring municipality of Mutale was integrated into the municipality. This increased the area to 9923 km². The population of the enlarged municipality is (as of 2011) 160,229.
Localities
population
People from the following demographic groups live on the territory of the local church: Venda , Pedi , Tsonga , English and Afrikaans speakers , Shona , Indians , Bangladeshis , Chinese and Somali speakers .
Parks and nature reserves
- Messina Nature Reserve
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Musina Local Municipality (LIM341) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ^ Musina Local Municipality: About . at www.musina.gov.za (English), accessed on July 23, 2020.