Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality

Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Metsweding District of Gauteng in South Africa.

Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality
Local municipality
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 25°30′S 28°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictMetsweding District
SeatRayton
Area
 • Total1,968 km2 (760 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total49,389
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Households
14,838
Racial makeup
[2] (2007)
 • Black African65.12%
 • White31.95%
 • Coloured1.27%
 • Indian or Asian1.67%
Languages
[3] (2001)
 • Sepedi28.76%
 • Afrikaans27.37%
 • Setswana7.65%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT461
Websitehttp://www.nokengmun.co.za/

Due to years of financial mismanagement by the ANC-led council, the municipality was found to be no longer viable. Thus Nokeng tsa Taemane, 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.[4]

The name is in Sepedi and Sesotho, meaning "rivers of diamonds". The municipality was given the name because of the vast number of rivers and springs in the area and also the diamonds generated in Cullinan.[5]

Main places

Main places of the municipality, from the 2001 census:[6]

PlaceCode
Baviaanspoort70701
Cullinan70702
Kekana Gardens70703
Nokeng tsa Taemane70704
Onverwacht70705
Rayton70706
Refilwe70707
Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve70708
Vergenoeg70709

References
  1. "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  3. "Census 2001 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  4. 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.
  5. South African Languages - Place names
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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