Sedibeng District Municipality

Sedibeng is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa. The seat of Sedibeng is Vereeniging. The largest mother tongue among the 794 605 people is Sotho (2001 Census). The district code is DC42.

Etymology

The name means "The place of the pool" in the Sesotho language.

Geographic location

Situated in South Africa, the jurisdictional area of Sedibeng District Municipality covers the entire southern area of Gauteng Province, extending along a 120km axis from east to west. The total extend of the Sedibeng area of jurisdiction is 4630 km²

Neighbours

Sedibeng is surrounded by:
* Johannesburg (Johannesburg) to the north
* Ekurhuleni (EastRand) to the north
* Nkangala in Mpumalanga to the north-east (DC31)
* Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the east (DC30)
* Northern Free State to the south (DC20)
* Southern in North West to the west (DC40)
* West Rand to the north-west (CBDC8)

Local municipalities

Sedibeng District Municipality consists of the three local municipalities, namely Lesedi, Midvaal and Emfuleni. Emfuleni takes up 1276 km² (27.6%) Midvaal takes up 2312 km² (49.9%), and Lesedi takes up 1042 km² (22.5%). The total number of households in Sedibeng is estimated at 224 307.

Ethnic group

Environmental

Some of the natural resources which Sedibeng has include:
*Vaal River
*Vaal Dam, a tourist attraction and important source of water evenbeyond the boundaries of Sedibeng;
*Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, which contributes substantially tothe natural beauty in and around the Lesedi and Midvaal LocalMunicipalities;
*Hills and Riges, attractive natural features;
*Aquifers in some areas are a very important source of water inrural areas.

External links

* [http://www.sedibeng.gov.za Sedibeng District Municipality]
* [http://www.emfuleni.gov.za Emfuleni Local Municipality]
* [http://www.midvaal.gov.za Midvaal Local Municipality]
* [http://www.lesedilm.gov.za Lesedi Local Municipality]
* [http://www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za Vaal Triangle Info]

References

* [http://www.demarcation.org.za/ Municipal Demarcation Board]
* [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/default.asp Stats SA Census 2001 page]
* [http://www.elections.org.za/Elections2004_Static.asp Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]