Metsweding
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Metsweding was the northernmost district within Gauteng Province in South Africa . The entire district has been part of the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality since 2011 . In 2001 it had around 160,000 inhabitants on a total area of 4063 km². The seat of the district administration was Bronkhorstspruit .
Metsweding is a Setswana term for source. The district name refers on the one hand to the Bronkhorstspruit Dam, which is in this district, but is also intended to indicate that the district should serve as a source of knowledge for all community members.
The district was founded on December 5, 2000 jointly by the provinces of Gauteng and Mpumalanga and was divided into the communities Nokeng tsa Taemane and Kungwini . On May 18, 2011, the district was incorporated into the new City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
The district's motto was: Moving Forward For A Better Future .
Demographic data
Data status 2001, census .
| language | Residents | % |
|---|---|---|
| isiNdebele | 32,537 | 20.11% |
| Afrikaans | 30,906 | 19.24% |
| Sepedi | 29,768 | 18.51% |
| isiZulu | 26,357 | 16.59% |
| Sesotho | 9,574 | 5.94% |
| Setswana | 7,474 | 4.65% |
| Xitsonga | 7,272 | 4.49% |
| English | 5,390 | 3.36% |
| Siswati | 4,958 | 3.10% |
| isiXhosa | 3,644 | 2.26% |
| Tshivenda | 1,698 | 1.04% |
| other | 1,165 | 0.72% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Administrative boundaries of South Africa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities
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