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This is a list of cities and towns in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Most towns are no longer separate municipalities, their local governments having been merged into larger structures. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
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 .
The name Gauteng is derived from Sotho-Tswana gauta, meaning 'gold'. [10] There was a thriving gold industry in the province following the 1886 discovery of gold in Johannesburg. [11] In Sesotho, Setswana and Sepedi the name Gauteng was used for Johannesburg and surrounding areas long before it was adopted in 1994 as the official name of the ...
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South Africa's cities and main towns A. Name ... Gauteng: northwest of Pretoria: Albertinia: Western Cape: Garden route Alberton: Gauteng: Albertshoek: North West:
The municipalities of South Africa as of 2016. This is a list of municipalities of South Africa.The largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipalities, while the rest of the country is divided into district municipalities, each of which consists of several local municipalities.
It is a conurbation engulfing many formerly separate cities and towns and is classified as a megacity. [14] It is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. [15] It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa. [16] Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. [17]
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was established on 5 December 2000, [4] comprising 13 former city and town councils and managed under an executive mayoral system. The Metsweding District Municipality was incorporated into the municipality [ 5 ] with effect from 18 May 2011 (the date of the 2011 municipal elections ).