City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Gauteng | |
| Seat | Germiston | |
| surface | 1975 km² | |
| Residents | 3,178,470 (October 2011) | |
| density | 1609 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | EKU | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-GP | |
| Website | www.ekurhuleni.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Mzwandile Masina | |
| Political party | African National Congress | |
Coordinates: 26 ° 11 ′ S , 28 ° 13 ′ E
The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality , in the region East Rand in the province of Gauteng in South Africa is. The name Ekurhuleni means "place of peace" in Xitsonga . Ekurhuleni is headquartered in Germiston . In 2016, 3,379,104 people lived in 1,299,490 households in the metropolitan municipality.
structure
There are several large cities in the metropolitan area. The following places are in the metropolitan municipality:
population
In 2011 the metropolitan municipality had 3,178,470 inhabitants. Of these, 78.7% were black, 15.8% white, 2.7% colored and 2.1% Indian or Asian.
First language was 28.6% isiZulu to 11.9% English, 11.8% Afrikaans to 11.3% Sepedi to 9.9% Sesotho to 8% isiXhosa to 6.6% Xitsonga to 2.8% Setswana , 2.4% isiNdebele , 1.5% Tshivenda and 1.4% Siswati .
traffic
The national roads N3 , N12 and N17 cross their area. South of Kempton Park is OR Tambo International Airport , the largest airport in South Africa.
Web links
- City of Ekurhuleni . Web presence at www.ekurhuleni.gov.za (English)
- Portrait at localgovernment.co.za (English)
- City of Ekurhuleni . tourist portrait of the metropolitan municipality on www.ekurhuleni.gov.za (English; PDF file 49 p.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gauteng Provincial Government: Local Government: Municipal Structures Act (117/1998): Amendment of notices establishing the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (Notice No. 3585 of 2005) . In: Provincial Gazette, Vol. 23, No. 109, May 5, 2017 (English, PDF).
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ^ A b Statistics South Africa : Statistics by place: Ekurhuleni . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).
- ^ The Local Government Handbook: South Africa: City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EKU) . Portrait on www.localgovernment.co.za (English).
- ^ The Local Government Handbook: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EKU) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- ↑ Patricia Kumalo et al .: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality . Economic profile overview. January 17, 2008, p. 12 at www.unpan1.un.org (English; PDF; 869 kB)