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West Rand District Municipality[1] is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort (which is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein.[4][5] The most spoken language among its population of 820,995 is Tswana (2011 census). The district code is CBDC8.

This article is about the District Municipality. For the region, see West Rand.
West Rand
District municipality
Seal
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatRandfontein
Local municipalities
List
  • Mogale City
  • Rand West City
  • Merafong City
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBoyce Maneli (ANC)
Area
 • Total4,087 km2 (1,578 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total820,995
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African79.2%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White16.7%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana27.3%
 • Afrikaans16.9%
 • Xhosa14.9%
 • Sotho10.8%
 • Other30.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC48

Geography



Neighbours


West Rand is surrounded by:


Local municipalities


The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area
(km²)[6]		 Population
(2016)[7]		 Pop. density
(per km²)
Merafong City GT484 Carletonville 1,631 188,843 115.8
Mogale City GT481 Krugersdorp 1,342 383,864 286.0
Rand West City GT485 Randfontein 1,115 265,887 238.5

Demographics


The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Tswana215 50724.96%
Afrikaans126 33816.98%
Xhosa123 50116.60%
Sotho86 23611.59%
Zulu63 5418.54%
Tsonga38 4105.16%
English35 8114.81%
Northern Sotho22 6183.04%
Other10 5871.42%
Swati9 9181.33%
Venda8 9271.20%
Ndebele2 7590.37%

Gender


Gender Population %
Male400 15753.77%
Female344 01146.23%

Ethnic group


Ethnic group Population %
Black African587 66578.84%
White132 84917.85%
Coloured17 5312.36%
Indian/Asian7 1230.96%

Age


Age Population %
000 - 00463 0628.47%
005 - 00955 9837.52%
010 - 01455 7467.49%
015 - 01958 7217.89%
020 - 02472 8689.79%
025 - 02982 60111.10%
030 - 03477 61610.43%
035 - 03976 42510.27%
040 - 04465 4128.79%
045 - 04946 4796.25%
050 - 05431 1534.19%
055 - 05919 8262.66%
060 - 06414 4591.94%
065 - 0699 0581.22%
070 - 0746 5260.88%
075 - 0794 1770.56%
080 - 0842 5610.34%
085 - 0898970.12%
090 - 0943950.05%
095 - 0991300.02%
100 plus730.01%

Politics



Election results


Election results for the West Rand District Municipality in the 2021 South African municipal elections.

Party Votes %
African National Congress79 55943.82%
Democratic Alliance48 33726.62%
Economic Freedom Fighters28 50815.70%
Freedom Front Plus11 7496.47%
African Independent Congress2 7791.53%
Patriotic Alliance 1 9781.09%
African Christian Democratic Party1 6930.93%
African Transformation Movement1 1780.65%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1 1340.62%
United Democratic Movement1 0170.56%
Congress Of The People9500.52%
Randfontein Peoples Party8540.47%
Forum 4 Service Delivery6530.36%
National Freedom Party4150.23%
Activists Movement of South Africa3390.19%
Justice And Employment Party3180.18%
African Covenant1140.06%
Total181 575100.00%

References


  1. "West Rand District Municipality | Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)". www.gcis.gov.za. Government Communication and Information System. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "West Rand District Municipality". www.localgovernment.co.za. Yes Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. "West Rand District Municipality Contact". www.wrdm.gov.za. West Rand District Municipality. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  6. "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  7. "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016.



На других языках

- [en] West Rand District Municipality

[ru] Уэст-Ранд

Уэст-Ранд (англ. West Rand) — район провинции Гаутенг (ЮАР). Образован в 1999 году. Административный центр — Рандфонтейн. Согласно данным переписи населения 2001 года, большинство населения района говорит на тсвана, африкаанс, коса и сесото. Название связано с тем, что эта территория является западной частью географического региона Витватерсранд.


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