List of municipalities in Gauteng

Map of the municipalities in Gauteng

Gauteng province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into three metropolitan municipalities and two district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into six local municipalities.

## District and metropolitan municipalities

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| Name  | Code  | Seat  | Area
(km2)[1] | Population
(2016)[2] | Pop. density
(per km2)

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| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU  | Germiston | 1,975  | 3,379,104  | 1,710.6
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB  | Johannesburg | 1,645  | 4,949,347  | 3,008.8
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH  | Pretoria | 6,298  | 3,275,152  | 520.0
| Sedibeng District Municipality | DC42  | Vereeniging | 4,173  | 957,528  | 229.5
| West Rand District Municipality | DC48  | Randfontein | 4,087  | 838,594  | 205.2

## Local municipalities

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| Name  | Code  | District  | Seat  | Area
(km2)[1] | Population
(2016)[2] | Pop. density
(per km2)

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| Emfuleni Local Municipality | GT421  | Sedibeng  | Vanderbijlpark | 966  | 733,445  | 759.3
| Midvaal Local Municipality | GT422  | Sedibeng  | Meyerton | 1,722  | 111,612  | 64.8
| Lesedi Local Municipality | GT423  | Sedibeng  | Heidelberg | 1,484  | 112,472  | 75.8
| Mogale City Local Municipality | GT481  | West Rand  | Krugersdorp | 1,342  | 383,864  | 286.0
| Merafong City Local Municipality | GT484  | West Rand  | Carletonville | 1,631  | 188,843  | 115.8
| Rand West City Local Municipality | GT485  | West Rand  | Randfontein | 1,115  | 265,887  | 238.5

## Former municipalities

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These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.

Name  | Code  | Dissolved  | Fate

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Metsweding District Municipality | DC46 | 18 May 2011 | Incorporated into the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality | GT461 | 18 May 2011
Kungwini Local Municipality | GT462 | 18 May 2011
Randfontein Local Municipality | GT482 | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Rand West City Local Municipality
Westonaria Local Municipality | GT483 | 3 August 2016

## References

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1. ^ a b "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
2. ^ a b "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

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* Land area: 18,178 km2

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