Musina Local Municipality

Musina Municipality (Venda: Masipalawapo wa Musina) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The seat is Musina.

Musina
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatMusina
Wards6
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorCarol Phiri
Area
  Total7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total68,359
  Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African94.0%
  Coloured0.3%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White4.8%
First languages (2011)
  Venda52.1%
  Sotho9.0%
  Northern Sotho8.2%
  Afrikaans4.9%
  Other25.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM341
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