Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality occupies 1 975km2of the land area in the province of Gauteng (Wikipedia). The name Ekurhuleni means place of peace in Tsonga (Wikipedia), and the municipality is one of three metropolitan municipalities within Gauteng. Ekurhuleni is also home to South Africas largest airport, OR Tambo International Airport, which is located in the Kempton Park area.
Ekurhuleni is highly urbanised, with 99,4% of the population living in urban settlements ranging from informal settlements to elite urban residential suburbs. A number of large urbanised townships, such as Katlehong and Tokoza, also occupy the landscape.
read more »Umzumbe Municipality (KZ213) is a local municipality falling within the Ugu District Municipality (DC21). The municipality is one of the six local municipalities within the District. It is the largest municipality within the district in terms of the geographic area coverage. The municipal boundary runs along the coast for a short strip between Mthwalume and Hibberdene and then balloons out into the hinterland for approximately 60km.read more »
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Umuziwabantu is an isiZulu name meaning "the people's home", or a home with wide open doors where everyone is welcome.
The main source of income for the area is derived from the municipalitys extensive wattle, gum, pine and poplar plantations, and associated industries, including saw mills and furniture-making factories.
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read more »uMtshezi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. uMtshezi is an isiZulu word for Bushman or San.
uMtshezi Local Municipality comprises parts of the Magisterial Districts of Weenen and Estcourt, the informal settlements of Cornfields, Thembalihle, Mimosadale, and numerous settlements around Weenen. Estcourt is the largest commercial centre in the Midlands region, and an important service centre for the nearby towns of Mooi River, Winterton, Bergville, Colenso and Weenen. Weenen is a small agricultural town that is starting to emerge as a tourist destination.
The majority of the people in the municipality are concentrated in urban areas and in farming areas but there are a few patches of high-density settlements within the informal areas.
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Imbabazane Local Municipality is located at the foothills of the Central Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park (World Heritage Site), and is situated between Okhahlamba, Umtshezi and Mooi-Mpofana Municipalities. The majority of the population of Imbabazane Municipality resides in rural villages scattered throughout the municipal area, particularly in traditional authority areas.
Estcourt is the closest urban centre to Imbabazane, and serves as a regional shopping and service centre offering specialist services including medical, education and manufacturing.
Many of the government departments serving Imbabazane have regional offices located in Estcourt. Ladysmith is the main regional shopping and services centre and boasts a healthy industrial centre that continues to expand. Estcourt and Ladysmith are the main employment centres for Imbabazane.
Imbabazane does not have a well-defined settlement pattern, which along with poor municipal capacity has inhibited service delivery.
(Source: www.localgovernment.co.za)
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