Kungwini Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Metsweding District of Gauteng in South Africa. The town of Bronkhorstspruit was the seat of the municipality.
Kungwini Local Municipality | |
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Local municipality | |
![]() Location in Gauteng | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
District | Metsweding District |
Seat | Bronkhorstspruit |
Area | |
• Total | 2,202 km2 (850 sq mi) |
Population (2007)[1] | |
• Total | 104,149 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Households | 31 665 |
Racial makeup [2] (2007) | |
• Black African | 84.03% |
• White | 14.12% |
• Coloured | 1.59% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.26% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | GT462 |
Kungwini, along with the Metsweding District, was disestablished and absorbed into the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality on 18 May 2011, the date of the 2011 municipal election.[3]
Kungwini is an isiNdebele word meaning "mist". Because the area is misty, the name was relevant for the local community.[4]
Main places of the municipality, from the 2001 census:[5]
Place | Code | Most spoken language |
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Bronkhorstspruit | 78201 | Afrikaans |
Ekandustria | 78202 | Northern Sotho |
Ekangala | 88201 | Zulu |
Kungwini Part 1 | 88202 | |
Kungwini Part 2 | 78203 | Southern Ndebele |
Pretoria | 78204 | Setswana |
Rethabiseng | 78205 | Zulu |
Sehlakwana | 78206 | Southern Ndebele |
Zithobeni | 78207 | Southern Ndebele |
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