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Infographic: Local government in Gauteng

Local government in the city region of Gauteng is organised into five major municipalities. Three are metropolitan, and two are district municipalities. The districts are further divided into six local municipalities.

Gauteng is the smallest province in South Africa. But a quarter of the country’s people – 25% – live here.

Gauteng is mostly a region of cities.

Its local government is organised into five major municipalities. Three are metropolitan municipalities: the City of Johannesburg (with its seat in Johannesburg), the City of Tshwane (its seat in Pretoria) and Ekurhuleni (its seat in Germiston).

The other two – Sedibeng and West Rand – are district municipalities. Sedibeng and West Rand each govern three district municipalities.

Name Type Seat Area Population Density
Administrative
centre
Square kilometres Number
of people
People per square kilometre
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Johannesburg 1,645 4,949,347 3,009
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Pretoria 6,298 3,275,152 520
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Germiston 1,975 3,379,104 1,711
Sedibeng District Vereeniging 4,173 957,528 230
West Rand District Randfontein 4,087 838,594 205

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Data source: Statistics South Africa’s 2016 Community Survey
Thanks and credit to Htonl, who makes public-funded data available to the public and creates maps of South Africa you can’t find anywhere else.

Researched, written and designed by Mary Alexander.
Updated 10 June 2018.