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
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 25°48′S 28°45′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatBronkhorstspruit
Local municipalities
Racial makeup
Languages
Time zoneUTC+2 (South African Standard Time)
Municipal codeDC46
Websitewww.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:

Local municipalities

The district contained the following local municipalities, which have also been abolished:

Local municipality Population %
Kungwini107 32067.13%
Nokeng tsa Taemane52 59132.90%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
IsiNdebele32 14620.11%
Afrikaans30 75719.24%
Sepedi29 59618.51%
IsiZulu26 52616.59%
Sesotho9 5025.94%
Setswana7 4284.65%
Xitsonga7 1784.49%
English5 3723.36%
SiSwati4 9633.10%
IsiXhosa3 6202.26%
Tshivenda1 6651.04%
Other1 1580.72%

Gender

Gender Population %
Male83 80152.42%
Female76 06047.58%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African124 71378.01%
White32 94320.61%
Coloured1 9301.21%
Indian/Asian2750.17%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00414 5499.10%
005 - 00913 8418.66%
010 - 01413 4218.40%
015 - 01913 9988.76%
020 - 02415 9149.95%
025 - 02917 83011.15%
030 - 03415 8989.94%
035 - 03914 0708.80%
040 - 04410 9206.83%
045 - 0498 5285.33%
050 - 0546 5014.07%
055 - 0594 6262.89%
060 - 0643 6012.25%
065 - 0692 2631.42%
070 - 0741 7171.07%
075 - 0791 0360.65%
080 - 0847720.48%
085 - 0892040.13%
090 - 0941120.07%
095 - 099400.03%
100 plus200.01%

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 Congress44 19174.36%
Democratic Alliance9 98516.80%
Freedom Front Plus1 6112.71%
African Christian Democratic Party1 2342.08%
Independent Democrats4780.80%
United Democratic Movement3380.57%
Pan African Congress3180.54%
Inkhata Freedom Party3110.52%
New National Party2700.45%
CDP1390.23%
United Christian Democratic Party1310.22%
NA1290.22%
Azanian People's Organisation1160.20%
UF430.07%
SOPA410.07%
TOP220.04%
PJC200.03%
EMSA180.03%
Minority Front180.03%
KISS90.02%
NLP40.01%
Total59 426100.00%

References

  1. 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.
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