City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Tshwane
Pretoria
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Official seal of Tshwane
Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 25°40′S 28°20′E / 25.667°S 28.333°E / -25.667; 28.333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
SeatPretoria
Wards107
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNasiphi Moya
Area
 • Total6,298 km2 (2,432 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total4,040,315
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African82.8%
 • Coloured1.8%
 • Indian/Asian1.7%
 • White13.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Sepedi28.4%
 • Afrikaans25.7%
 • Tswana24.7%
 • Tsonga11.7%
 • English10.4%
 • Other26.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeTSH
Tshwane sign, with the former logo depicting the Union Buildings in Pretoria, with slogan "We are the same" (photo 2005).

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane; Afrikaans: Stad Tshwane Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane), also known as the City of Tshwane (/tswɑːnɪ/), is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in South Africa. The metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pretoria with surrounding towns and localities included in the local government area.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "City of Tshwane (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.