- Metsweding District Municipality
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Metsweding District Municipality — District municipality — Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 25°48′S 28°45′E / 25.8°S 28.75°ECoordinates: 25°48′S 28°45′E / 25.8°S 28.75°E Country South Africa Province Gauteng Seat Bronkhorstspruit Local municipalities List- Nokeng Tsa Taemane
- Kungwini
Government - Mayor Time zone South African Standard Time (UTC+2) Municipal code DC46 Website www.metsweding.com Metsweding District Municipality was, from 2000 till 18 May 2011, a district municipality in Gauteng province, South Africa. Metsweding, and its component local municipalities, was disestablished and absorbed into the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality on the date of the 2011 municipal election.[1]
The administrative seat of Metsweding was Bronkhorstspruit. The most spoken languages of its 159 861 people were IsiNdebele and Afrikaans (2001 Census).
Contents
Geography
Neighbours
Metsweding was surrounded by:
- Waterberg (DC36) to the north
- Nkangala (DC31) to the east
- Ekurhuleni (East Rand) to the south-west
- Bojanala Platinum (DC36) to the north-west
- Tshwane (Pretoria) to the west, into which it was merged
Local municipalities
The district contained the following local municipalities, which have also been abolished:
Local municipality Population % Kungwini 107 320 67.13% Nokeng tsa Taemane 52 591 32.90% Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Language Population % IsiNdebele 32 146 20.11% Afrikaans 30 757 19.24% Sepedi 29 596 18.51% IsiZulu 26 526 16.59% Sesotho 9 502 5.94% Setswana 7 428 4.65% Xitsonga 7 178 4.49% English 5 372 3.36% SiSwati 4 963 3.10% IsiXhosa 3 620 2.26% Tshivenda 1 665 1.04% Other 1 158 0.72% Gender
Gender Population % Male 83 801 52.42% Female 76 060 47.58% Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population % Black African 124 713 78.01% White 32 943 20.61% Coloured 1 930 1.21% Indian/Asian 275 0.17% Age
Age Population % 000 - 004 14 549 9.10% 005 - 009 13 841 8.66% 010 - 014 13 421 8.40% 015 - 019 13 998 8.76% 020 - 024 15 914 9.95% 025 - 029 17 830 11.15% 030 - 034 15 898 9.94% 035 - 039 14 070 8.80% 040 - 044 10 920 6.83% 045 - 049 8 528 5.33% 050 - 054 6 501 4.07% 055 - 059 4 626 2.89% 060 - 064 3 601 2.25% 065 - 069 2 263 1.42% 070 - 074 1 717 1.07% 075 - 079 1 036 0.65% 080 - 084 772 0.48% 085 - 089 204 0.13% 090 - 094 112 0.07% 095 - 099 40 0.03% 100 plus 20 0.01% Politics
Election results
Election results for Metsweding in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 109 820 [68.70% of total population]
- Total votes: 59 426 [37.17% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 54.11% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes % African National Congress 44 191 74.36% Democratic Alliance 9 985 16.80% Freedom Front Plus 1 611 2.71% African Christian Democratic Party 1 234 2.08% Independent Democrats 478 0.80% United Democratic Movement 338 0.57% Pan African Congress 318 0.54% Inkhata Freedom Party 311 0.52% New National Party 270 0.45% CDP 139 0.23% United Christian Democratic Party 131 0.22% NA 129 0.22% Azanian People's Organisation 116 0.20% UF 43 0.07% SOPA 41 0.07% TOP 22 0.04% PJC 20 0.03% EMSA 18 0.03% Minority Front 18 0.03% KISS 9 0.02% NLP 4 0.01% Total 59 426 100.00% References
- ^ Shonisani, Tshifhiwa (27 February 2011). "Bronkhorstspruit residents to march against proposed merger". The Citizen. http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/local-news?oid=175739&sn=Detail&pid=334&Bronkhorstspruit-residents-to-march-against--proposed-merger-. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
External links
- Metsweding DM Official website
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
Kungwini • Nokeng Tsa Taemane
Cities and towns Municipalities in the Province of Gauteng, South Africa Provincial Capital: Johannesburg Metropolitan District
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