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West Rand District Municipality

Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E / 26.250°S 27.500°E / -26.250; 27.500
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West Rand
Official seal of West Rand
Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E / 26.250°S 27.500°E / -26.250; 27.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatRandfontein
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThabiso Bovungana (AIC)
Area
 • Total4,087 km2 (1,578 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total820,995
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African79.2%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White16.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana27.3%
 • Afrikaans16.9%
 • Xhosa14.9%
 • Sotho10.8%
 • Other30.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC48

The West Rand District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa West Rand; Afrikaans: Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase West Rand; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa West Rand)[1] is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein.[3][4] As of 2011, the most spoken language among its population of 820,995 is Tswana. The district code is CBDC8.

Geography

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Neighbours

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West Rand is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Name Code Seat Area
(km²)[5]
Population
(2016)[6]
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

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The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Tswana 215 507 24.96%
Afrikaans 126 338 16.98%
Xhosa 123 501 16.60%
Sotho 86 236 11.59%
Zulu 63 541 8.54%
Tsonga 38 410 5.16%
English 35 811 4.81%
Northern Sotho 22 618 3.04%
Other 10 587 1.42%
Swati 9 918 1.33%
Venda 8 927 1.20%
Ndebele 2 759 0.37%

Gender

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Gender Population %
Male 400 157 53.77%
Female 344 011 46.23%

Ethnic group

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Ethnic group Population %
Black African 587 665 78.84%
White 132 849 17.85%
Coloured 17 531 2.36%
Indian/Asian 7 123 0.96%

Age

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Age Population %
000 - 004 63 062 8.47%
005 - 009 55 983 7.52%
010 - 014 55 746 7.49%
015 - 019 58 721 7.89%
020 - 024 72 868 9.79%
025 - 029 82 601 11.10%
030 - 034 77 616 10.43%
035 - 039 76 425 10.27%
040 - 044 65 412 8.79%
045 - 049 46 479 6.25%
050 - 054 31 153 4.19%
055 - 059 19 826 2.66%
060 - 064 14 459 1.94%
065 - 069 9 058 1.22%
070 - 074 6 526 0.88%
075 - 079 4 177 0.56%
080 - 084 2 561 0.34%
085 - 089 897 0.12%
090 - 094 395 0.05%
095 - 099 130 0.02%
100 plus 73 0.01%

Politics

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Election results

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

Party Votes %
African National Congress 79 559 43.82%
Democratic Alliance 48 337 26.62%
Economic Freedom Fighters 28 508 15.70%
Freedom Front Plus 11 749 6.47%
African Independent Congress 2 779 1.53%
Patriotic Alliance 1 978 1.09%
African Christian Democratic Party 1 693 0.93%
African Transformation Movement 1 178 0.65%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1 134 0.62%
United Democratic Movement 1 017 0.56%
Congress Of The People 950 0.52%
Randfontein Peoples Party 854 0.47%
Forum 4 Service Delivery 653 0.36%
National Freedom Party 415 0.23%
Activists Movement of South Africa 339 0.19%
Justice And Employment Party 318 0.18%
African Covenant 114 0.06%
Total 181 575 100.00%

References

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