Description: The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is a Category B municipality and  the municipality (Mapulaneng) is a third-level administrative division in the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga in South Africa. It is Located in the south- eastern part of Limpopo Province and northeastern part of Mpumalanga Province.
Commercial farming, which consists of pine /bluegum plantations, tobacco, cotton, sub-tropical fruits and vegetables is practised in the municipality’s countryside. The municipality includes the southern part of the Kruger National Park. Bushbuckridge is the largest local municipality in Mpumalanga, both in terms of land size and population figures.
The name Bushbuck Ridge was given because of the large herds of bushbuck found there in the 1880’s.