Metsweding District Municipality
Metsweding District Municipality was, from 2000 till 18 May 2011, a district municipality in Gauteng province, South Africa. Metsweding, and its component local municipalities, was disestablished and absorbed into the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality on the date of the 2011 municipal election.[1]
Metsweding District Municipality | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 25°48′S 28°45′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Seat | Bronkhorstspruit |
| Local municipalities | |
| Racial makeup | |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Municipal code | DC46 |
| Website | www.metsweding.com |
The administrative seat of Metsweding was Bronkhorstspruit. The most spoken languages of its 159 861 people were IsiNdebele and Afrikaans (2001 Census).
Geography
Neighbours
Metsweding was surrounded by:
- Waterberg (DC36) to the north
- Nkangala (DC31) to the east
- Ekurhuleni (East Rand) to the south-west
- Bojanala Platinum (DC36) to the north-west
- Tshwane (Pretoria) to the west, into which it was merged
Local municipalities
The district contained the following local municipalities, which have also been abolished:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kungwini | 107 320 | 67.13% |
| Nokeng tsa Taemane | 52 591 | 32.90% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| IsiNdebele | 32 146 | 20.11% |
| Afrikaans | 30 757 | 19.24% |
| Sepedi | 29 596 | 18.51% |
| IsiZulu | 26 526 | 16.59% |
| Sesotho | 9 502 | 5.94% |
| Setswana | 7 428 | 4.65% |
| Xitsonga | 7 178 | 4.49% |
| English | 5 372 | 3.36% |
| SiSwati | 4 963 | 3.10% |
| IsiXhosa | 3 620 | 2.26% |
| Tshivenda | 1 665 | 1.04% |
| Other | 1 158 | 0.72% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 83 801 | 52.42% |
| Female | 76 060 | 47.58% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 124 713 | 78.01% |
| White | 32 943 | 20.61% |
| Coloured | 1 930 | 1.21% |
| Indian/Asian | 275 | 0.17% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 14 549 | 9.10% |
| 005 - 009 | 13 841 | 8.66% |
| 010 - 014 | 13 421 | 8.40% |
| 015 - 019 | 13 998 | 8.76% |
| 020 - 024 | 15 914 | 9.95% |
| 025 - 029 | 17 830 | 11.15% |
| 030 - 034 | 15 898 | 9.94% |
| 035 - 039 | 14 070 | 8.80% |
| 040 - 044 | 10 920 | 6.83% |
| 045 - 049 | 8 528 | 5.33% |
| 050 - 054 | 6 501 | 4.07% |
| 055 - 059 | 4 626 | 2.89% |
| 060 - 064 | 3 601 | 2.25% |
| 065 - 069 | 2 263 | 1.42% |
| 070 - 074 | 1 717 | 1.07% |
| 075 - 079 | 1 036 | 0.65% |
| 080 - 084 | 772 | 0.48% |
| 085 - 089 | 204 | 0.13% |
| 090 - 094 | 112 | 0.07% |
| 095 - 099 | 40 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 20 | 0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Metsweding in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 109 820 [68.70% of total population]
- Total votes: 59 426 [37.17% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 54.11% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 44 191 | 74.36% |
| Democratic Alliance | 9 985 | 16.80% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 611 | 2.71% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 234 | 2.08% |
| Independent Democrats | 478 | 0.80% |
| United Democratic Movement | 338 | 0.57% |
| Pan African Congress | 318 | 0.54% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 311 | 0.52% |
| New National Party | 270 | 0.45% |
| CDP | 139 | 0.23% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 131 | 0.22% |
| NA | 129 | 0.22% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 116 | 0.20% |
| UF | 43 | 0.07% |
| SOPA | 41 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 22 | 0.04% |
| PJC | 20 | 0.03% |
| EMSA | 18 | 0.03% |
| Minority Front | 18 | 0.03% |
| KISS | 9 | 0.02% |
| NLP | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 59 426 | 100.00% |
References
- Shonisani, Tshifhiwa (27 February 2011). "Bronkhorstspruit residents to march against proposed merger". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Metsweding. |
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