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West Rand
District municipality
Official seal of West Rand
Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°15′S 27°30′E / 26.250°S 27.500°E / -26.250; 27.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatRandfontein
Local municipalities
List
  • Mogale City
  • Rand West City
  • Merafong City
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThabiso Bovungana (AIC)
Area
 • Total4,087 km2 (1,578 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total820,995
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African79.2%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White16.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Tswana27.3%
 • Afrikaans16.9%
 • Xhosa14.9%
 • Sotho10.8%
 • Other30.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC48

The West Rand District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa West Rand; Afrikaans: Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase West Rand; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa West Rand)[1] is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein.[3][4] As of 2011, the most spoken language among its population of 820,995 is Tswana. The district code is CBDC8.

  1. ^ a b "West Rand District Municipality | Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)". www.gcis.gov.za. Government Communication and Information System. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "West Rand District Municipality". www.localgovernment.co.za. Yes Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ "West Rand District Municipality Contact". www.wrdm.gov.za. West Rand District Municipality. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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