Metsweding_District_Municipality

Metsweding District Municipality

Metsweding District Municipality

Former District municipality in Gauteng, South Africa

Metsweding District Municipality was, from 2000 until 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]

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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:

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Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

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Gender

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Ethnic group

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Age

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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
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References

  1. [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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