Kungwini Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Metsweding District of Gauteng in South Africa. The town of Bronkhorstspruit was the seat of the municipality.
Kungwini Local Municipality | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in Gauteng | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | Metsweding District |
| Seat | Bronkhorstspruit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,202 km2 (850 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 104,149 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Households | 31 665 |
| Racial makeup [2] (2007) | |
| • Black African | 84.03% |
| • White | 14.12% |
| • Coloured | 1.59% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.26% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | GT462 |
Kungwini, 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.[3]
Kungwini is an isiNdebele word meaning "mist". Because the area is misty, the name was relevant for the local community.[4]
Main places
editMain places of the municipality, from the 2001 census:[5]
| Place | Code | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|
| Bronkhorstspruit | 78201 | Afrikaans |
| Ekandustria | 78202 | Northern Sotho |
| Ekangala | 88201 | Zulu |
| Kungwini Part 1 | 88202 | |
| Kungwini Part 2 | 78203 | Southern Ndebele |
| Pretoria | 78204 | Setswana |
| Rethabiseng | 78205 | Zulu |
| Sehlakwana | 78206 | Southern Ndebele |
| Zithobeni | 78207 | Southern Ndebele |
References
edit- ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa