Rand West City Local Municipality

Rand West City
Official seal of Rand West City
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
Location of Rand West City Local Municipality within Gauteng
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
SeatRandfontein
Boroughs35
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total1,115 km2 (431 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total261,053
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeGT485

Rand West City Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Rand West City; Afrikaans: Rand West City Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Rand West City; Sotho: Masepala wa Rand West City) is a local municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.[2] It is a division of the West Rand District Municipality.

  1. ^ a b Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Randfontein, Westonaria.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.