West Rand District Municipality

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.

West Rand
Seal
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatRandfontein
Local municipalities
Government
  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)
  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

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 West Rand in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 535 436 [71.95% of total population]
  • Total votes: 267 225 [35.91% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 49.91% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress196 51373.54%
Democratic Alliance41 00815.35%
Inkhata Freedom Party6 7482.53%
Freedom Front Plus4 2351.58%
United Democratic Movement4 0931.53%
African Christian Democratic Party3 3011.24%
Independent Democrats3 0761.15%
Pan African Congress2 4810.93%
New National Party1 6450.62%
United Christian Democratic Party1 2440.47%
Azanian People's Organisation1 2150.45%
UF3500.13%
CDP3380.13%
SOPA2580.10%
NA2420.09%
PJC1820.07%
TOP820.03%
EMSA640.02%
KISS610.02%
Minority Front590.02%
NLP300.01%
Total267 225100.00%

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.
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