Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

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Ekurhuleni
—  Metropolitan municipality  —
Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°10′S 28°13′E / 26.167°S 28.217°E / -26.167; 28.217Coordinates: 26°10′S 28°13′E / 26.167°S 28.217°E / -26.167; 28.217
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Seat Germiston
Wards 101
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor (2012-02)[1] Mondli Gungubele
Area
 • Total 1,975 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2][3]
 • Total 3,027,131
 • Density 1,532.7/km2 (3,970/sq mi)
 • Households 849,349
Racial makeup (2007)[4]
 • Black African 74.8%
 • Coloured 3.3%
 • Indian/Asian 1.9%
 • White 19.9%
First languages (2001)[5]
 • Zulu 30.4%
 • Afrikaans 12.9%
 • Northern Sotho 11.4%
 • Sotho 11.2%
 • Other 34.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EKU
Website http://www.ekurhuleni.com

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. The name Ekurhuleni means place of peace in Tsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the 6 districts of Gauteng province of South Africa and one of the 8 metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston. The largest language group among its 2,480,260 people is Zulu (2001 Census). OR Tambo International Airport is in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.[6] An Integrated Transport Plan has been initiated to allow Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to confidently develop a transport system within its responsibilities over the next 5 years.

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[edit] Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Alberton 77301 80.45 89,392 Afrikaans
Bapsfontein 77302 0.31 936 Zulu
Bedfordview 77303 15.43 21,294 English
Benoni 77304 187.99 94,341 English
Boksburg 77305 164.05 158,649 Afrikaans
Brakpan 77306 196.35 62,113 Afrikaans
Cerutiville 77307 0.41 2,151 Zulu
Chief Albert Lithuli Park 77308 1.12 2,896 Zulu
Daveyton 77309 14.17 131,390 Zulu
Duduza 77310 10.74 71,960 Zulu
Dukathole 77311 1.07 18,537 Xhosa
Edenvale 77312 20.38 40,624 English
Etwatwa 77314 21.26 124,435 Zulu
Germiston 77315 129.14 139,719 Afrikaans
Katlehong 77316 61.42 349,866 Zulu
Kempton Park 77317 158.50 117,271 Afrikaans
KwaThema 77318 13.93 99,517 Zulu
Lindelani Village 77319 1.60 7,514 Zulu
Midrand 77320 13.41 5,095 Afrikaans
Nigel 77321 129.29 28,706 Afrikaans
Reiger Park 77322 5.70 36,004 Afrikaans
Springs 77323 172.18 80,776 Afrikaans
Tembisa 77324 32.44 348,693 Northern Sotho
Thokoza 77325 8.65 85,106 Zulu
Tsakane 77326 29.74 144,289 Zulu
Vosloorus 77327 28.65 150,277 Zulu
Wattville 77328 4.78 49,927 Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 77313 420.74 18,795 Zulu

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Zulu 754 411 30.42%
Afrikaans 321 103 12.95%
Northern Sotho 282 641 11.40%
Sotho 278 398 11.22%
English 277 950 11.21%
Xhosa 213 389 8.60%
Tsonga 141 484 5.70%
Tswana 76 896 3.10%
Swati 45 357 1.83%
Ndebele 44 496 1.79%
Venda 25 753 1.04%
Other 18 396 0.74%

[edit] Gender

Gender Population %
Male 1 258 513 50.74%
Female 1 221 747 49.26%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African 1 891 452 76.26%
White 482 080 19.44%
Coloured 67 064 2.70%
Indian/Asian 39 664 1.60%

[edit] Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 213 560 8.61%
005 - 009 199 108 8.03%
010 - 014 196 933 7.94%
015 - 019 209 576 8.45%
020 - 024 267 642 10.79%
025 - 029 296 678 11.96%
030 - 034 247 072 9.96%
035 - 039 218 644 8.82%
040 - 044 180 980 7.30%
045 - 049 137 562 5.55%
050 - 054 102 035 4.11%
055 - 059 70 713 2.85%
060 - 064 52 238 2.11%
065 - 069 33 805 1.36%
070 - 074 24 063 0.97%
075 - 079 14 555 0.59%
080 - 084 9 705 0.39%
085 - 089 3 249 0.13%
090 - 094 1 437 0.06%
095 - 099 481 0.02%
100 plus 224 0.01%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Government

  African National Congress: 101 (42 Proportional, 59 Ward)
  Democratic Alliance: 47 (21 Proportional, 26 Ward)
  Inkatha Freedom Party: 4 (4 Proportional)
  Others
  Vacant ward

Ekurhuleni uses an Executive Mayor-Mayoral Committee system. The Executive Mayor is elected by council and selects the 10 member Mayoral Committee to run the government. There is a strong separation of power between the legislative and executive branch of council.

The Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni is Clr Mondli Gungubele (ANC). The Speaker of Council is Clr Patricia Khumalo (ANC) and the Chief Whip of Council is Clr Robert Mashego (ANC).

The Leader of the Opposition is Clr Shelley Loe (DA) and the Opposition Chief Whip is Clr Ashor Sarupen (DA).

The Metropolitan Council is made up of 101 Proportional Representation councillors and 101 Ward councillors. As of the Election on the 18th of May 2011, the composition of the council was:

Proportional

  • ANC 54
  • DA 32
  • NFP 3
  • IFP 2
  • COPE 2
  • PAC 2
  • DRPA 1
  • ACDP 1
  • IRASA 1
  • UDM 1
  • VF 1

Ward

  • ANC 71
  • DA 30

[edit] Election results

Election results for Ekurhuleni in the South African general election, 2009.

  • Total votes: 1 109 337
Party Votes %
African National Congress 749 053 67.52%
Democratic Alliance 226 839 20.45%
Congress of the People 68 999 6.22%
Inkatha Freedom Party 20 602 1.86%
Freedom Front Plus 10 952 0.99%
African Christian Democratic Party 9 812 0.88%
United Democratic Movement 5 418 0.49%
Independent Democrats 4 001 0.36%
Pan African Congress 3 257 0.29%
Azanian People's Organisation 1 878 0.17%
Total 1 109 337 100.00%

[edit] Economy

[edit] Manufacturing

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The municipality is an important manufacturing centre in South Africa, and has been described as "the workshop of the country"[1]

[edit] Aviation

Airways Park, the head office of South African Airways

Several airline companies are headquartered in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.

South African Airways, the flag carrier of South Africa, and subsidiary South African Express Airways have their head offices in Ekurhuleni.[6][8][9] In addition Mango, a low cost airline, is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo.[10]

The headquarters of Comair and Kulula.com are at an intersection within Ekurhuleni in close proximity to OR Tambo.[11][12] Federal Air also has its headquarters on the OR Tambo grounds.[13] 1Time has its head office in the Isando Industrial Park.[14] Safair's head office is in Kempton Park.[15]

Airports Company South Africa has its head office in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni.[16] TAAG Angola Airlines has an office in Bedfordview.[17]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  2. ^ "Metro/District Council population estimates by gender and year (based on 2010 projection)". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Mid-year%20estimates%20by%20district%20council,%20gender%20and%20year%20%282010%20projection%29&ti=Metro%2FDistrict+Council+population+estimates+by+gender+and+year+%28based+on+2010+projection%29&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Mid-Year%20Estimates/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  3. ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, type of main dwelling and population group of household". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Type_of_main_dwelling_municipalities&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+type+of+main+dwelling+and+population+group+of++household+head&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Households/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  4. ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, population group, gender and age group". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=agegrp_gender__popgrp&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+population+group%2C+gender+and+age+group&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Persons/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  5. ^ "Census 2001 by municipalities, language, population group and gender.". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Database/South%20Africa/Population%20Census/Census%202001%20-%20NEW%20Demarcation%20boundaries%20as%20at%209%20December%202005/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons.asp. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  6. ^ a b "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  7. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. ^ "Legal Information - (EU)." South African Airways. Retrieved on 24 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Contact Us." South African Express. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 30 September 2009. "Mezzanine Level Domestic Departure Terminal OR Tambo International Airport 1627"
  11. ^ "Contact Us." Comair. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  12. ^ "Contact Us." Kulula.com. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Contact details." Federal Air. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  14. ^ "Contact Us." 1Time. Retrieved on 28 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Contact." Safair. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
  16. ^ "Contact us." Airports Company South Africa. Retrieved on 6 February 2011. "Physical address: 24 Johnson Road The Maples Office Park - Bedfordview Johannesburg."
  17. ^ "TAAG Offices." TAAG Angola Airlines. Retrieved on 23 January 2010.

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