City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseKurhuleni; Afrikaans: Ekurhuleni Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Ekurhuleni; Sotho: Masepala wa Toropohadi ya Ekurhuleni) is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. Ekurhuleni means "place of peace" in XiTsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the five districts of Gauteng and one of the eight metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston and the most spoken language is Zulu at 28.6%. The city is home to South Africa's busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport, which is in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.
Ekurhuleni
East Rand | |
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Metropolitan Municipality | |
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | |
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| Nickname(s): The East, East Rand | |
| Motto: Prosper in Peace | |
Location in Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 26°10′S 28°18′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Seat | Germiston |
| Wards | 101 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Executive Mayor | Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,975 km2 (763 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,178,470 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 78.7% |
| • Coloured | 2.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.1% |
| • White | 15.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 28.6% |
| • English | 11.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.8% |
| • Sepedi | 2.4% |
| • Other | 45.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EKU |
| GDP | US$ 82.6 billion |
| GDP per capita | US$ 24,468 |
| Website | www |