Nhlangano Town Council, was declared a Town Council in 1994, governed under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. The town has been divided according to 6 wards, some of which are residential and businesses sites.

Nhlangano Town Council is formed by a local authority with a body of corporate status established by the Urban Government Act, 1969, and is entrusted with the following general duties as articulated in Section 55 of the Urban Government Act.