Phumelela
Local Municipality FS195 from Census 2001

Area
7,550.45 km²
Population
50,907 (6.74 per km²)
Households
12,042 (1.59 per km²)

Gender

Female 53%47% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female26,84352.73%
Male24,06447.27%

Population group

Black African 93%7% White
PeoplePercentage
Black African47,43793.18%
White3,3466.57%
Coloured980.19%
Indian or Asian260.05%

First language

isiZulu 53%Sesotho 39%7% Afrikaans
PeoplePercentage
isiZulu26,78552.62%
Sesotho19,88639.07%
Afrikaans3,4446.77%
isiXhosa3030.60%
English1860.37%
SiSwati1230.24%
Sepedi720.14%
Setswana520.10%
isiNdebele270.05%
Other140.03%
Xitsonga80.02%
Tshivenda40.01%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Memel4696.56
Phumelela21,2097,463.21
Thembalihle15,9522.33
Vrede1,48254.69
Warden1,06311.84
Zamani5,0084.28
Zenzeleni5,7205.15